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Golden Thoughts from the Life and Works of Frances Ridley Havergal ...

Golden Thoughts from the Life and Works of Frances Ridley Havergal offers a collection of the author's profound reflections on faith and spirituality. The book delves into Havergal's personal beliefs and her influence on Christian thought, providing readers with a glimpse into her life and the inspiration she drew from her religious experiences. more

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Frances Ridley Havergal
Frances Ridley Havergal

Frances Ridley Havergal was a British poet renowned for her Christian hymns and spiritual poetry. Born on December 14, 1836, she passed away on June 3, 1879, leaving behind a lasting impact on Christian hymnody with her simple yet profound work. more

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“The very word "change" has changed. When I was young--and not just because I was young--we looked forward with confident impatience to change. Planned, controlled, beneficent change would continue to clear slums, sweep up the remains of empire, raise living and educational standards, tidy away--firmly but kindly--the last aboriginals who still raved about martial glory or the pride of wealth. Now, as it seems to me, change is set almost exclusively in the minor key, change seen overwhelmingly as loss.”

“History--the product, not the raw material--is a bottle with a label. For many years now, the emphasis of historical discussion has been laid upon the label (its iconography, its target-group of customers) and upon the interesting problems of manufacturing bottle-glass. The contents, on the other hand, are tasted in a knowing, perfunctory way and then spat out again. Only amateurs swallow them.”

“There are many kinds of revelation. But the most powerful is the vision which transcends the mental boundary between life and non-life, and Scotland is a place where this sort of revelation often approaches. Staring into a Scottish landscape, I have often asked myself why--in spite of all appearances--bracken, rocks, man and sea are at some level one.”