“The stronghold of the contemplation of Christ's glory affords the soul rest, for it will be made evident that our troubles grow on the root of an over-valuation of temporal things. The mind is its own greatest troubler.” MindMadeSoulGrowsChristTroubleGloryRootsContemplationEvidentValuationStrongholdsTemporal Things Author:John Owen
“For the flowers are great blessings. For the Lord made a Nosegay in the meadow with his disciples and preached upon the lily. For the flowers have great virtues for all senses. For the flower glorifies God and the root parries the adversary. For the flowers have their angels even the words of God's creation. For there is a language of flowers. For there is a sound reasoning upon all flowers. For flowers are peculiarly the poetry of Christ.” MadeLanguageSoundChristLordVirtueCreationFlowerBlessingAngelRootsPlantSensesReasoningWord Of GodDiscipleAdversariesLiliesGlorifyMeadowsGod's Creation Author:Christopher Smart
“At root, evangelical anti-intellectualism is both a scandal and a sin. It is a scandal in the sense of being an offense and a stumbling block that needlessly hinders serious people from considering the Christian faith and coming to Christ. It is a sin because it is a refusal, contrary to Jesus' two great commandments, to love the Lord our God with our minds. Anti-intellectualism is quite simply a sin. Evangelicals must address it as such, beyond all excuses, evasions, or rationalizations of false piety.” PeopleMindTwoChristianJesusChristSinLordSeriousRootsExcuseContraryBlockAddressesCommandmentsConsideringOffenseScandalRefusalPietyChristian FaithEvangelicalHinderStumblingIntellectualismEvasionStumbling Blocks Author:Os Guinness
“War will never yield but to the principles of universal justice and love, and these have no sure root but in the religion of Jesus Christ.” WarJesusChristJusticePrinciplesJesus ChristRootsAnd LoveUniversalYieldJustice And Love Book:Lecture on War Source: Lecture on War
“We need winds and tempests to exercise our faith, to tear off the rotten bough of self-dependence, and to root us more firmly in Christ. The day of evil reveals to us the value of our glorious hope.” NeedsSelfValuesEvilChristTearsWindExerciseRootsGloriousDependenceRottenTempest Book:Strengthen My Spirit Source: Strengthen My Spirit