The Ideal of Perfection

It is no disgrace to Christianity, it is no disgrace to any great religion, that its counsels of perfection have not made every single person perfect. ...

With Progress Comes Danger

The further the soul advances, the greater are the adversaries against which it must contend.

God's Harvest

There is an old legend that comes from a small town in Germany that for a number of years experienced very poor harvests. Finally those townspeople went ...

The Purpose of Discipline

Discipline ... is to strengthen and restore, not condemn or destroy.

A Scare Works Better than Advice

P.S. Regarding your D in biology, let me only say that sometimes a scare is worth more than good advice.

I love you,

Mom

Learn from Your Failure

Whenever you fall, pick up something.

Songs from Stress

There is a subject for song even in the judgments of God towards us. ... Faith sees that in her worst sorrow there is nothing penal; there is not a drop ...

Big Difference

The devil tempts us to bring us down, but God tests us to bring us up.

Belaying--A Model for Ministry

Ten of us, all beginners, were climbing White Gap Mountain in North Carolina. We were using ropes in a system called belaying. I served as belayer, which ...

Right Start

Begin the day with God, and 'tis probable 'twill end with Him and goodness.