With Bible Sunday (23rd October) in mind …
If you wish to know God, you must know His Word. – C H Spurgeon
The Bible is meant to be bread for our daily use, not just cake for special occasions. – Unknown
All things desirable to men are contained in the Bible. – Abraham Lincoln
The Bible never claims to be one holy book among many, but the holy book above all. –Brian H Edwards
My message to everybody is to read the Bible out loud, quietly to yourself. Never, never, never read the word silently… Let it go into your body, absorb it. And let it come out, so you continue this wonderful, wonderful relationship you can have with God and his Word. – David Suchet
With Halloween and dark things in mind…
The devil entangles youth with beauty, the miser with gold, the ambitious with power, the learned with false doctrine. – H G Bohn
Our adversary majors in three things: noise, hurry and crowds. – Richard J Foster
The fundamental deception of Satan is the lie that obedience can never bring happiness. – R C Sproul
The method of the evil one is to obscure himself behind some other object of worship. – G Campbell Morgan
‘Resisting the devil’ does not mean ‘rebuking’ him by shouting at him. It refers to a godly lifestyle of submission to God, a break with the friendship of the world and a spirit of personal humility. – Unknown
And finally, some miscellaneous observations on our life and faith …
God doesn’t want our success; He wants us. He doesn’t demand our achievements; He demands our obedience. – Charles Colson
Great ideas need landing gears as well as wings. – C D Jackson
What is the use of travelling at a fast speed when you are going in the wrong direction? – Bernhard Langer
I am a pilgrim and a stranger on the earth, but I am not an orphan. – Vance Havner
Men give advice; God gives guidance. – Leonard Ravenhill
Alcohol does not drown care, but waters it and makes it grow faster. – Benjamin Franklin
It’s dangerous to try to be number one, because it’s next to nothing. – Anon
We rob ourselves of much joy if we forget the loving and caring presence all round about us of the angels of God. – Maurice Roberts
Don’t fly into a rage unless you are prepared for a rough landing. – Anon
Anxiety is the interest paid on trouble before it is due. – William R Inge
We live at a time when people trust feelings and stories just as much, if not more, than propositional truth. – Steve Morris
As we get older, the adult in us carries the wounds of the child we once were, and this child needs to find healing and security if we are to become mature Christians. God calls us to be childlike in our acceptance of Him, but also mature in our emotions and our relationships, so that we mirror Christ to one another. – Lucy Peppiatt
If you wish to know God, you must know His Word. – C H Spurgeon
The Bible is meant to be bread for our daily use, not just cake for special occasions. – Unknown
All things desirable to men are contained in the Bible. – Abraham Lincoln
The Bible never claims to be one holy book among many, but the holy book above all. –Brian H Edwards
My message to everybody is to read the Bible out loud, quietly to yourself. Never, never, never read the word silently… Let it go into your body, absorb it. And let it come out, so you continue this wonderful, wonderful relationship you can have with God and his Word. – David Suchet
With Halloween and dark things in mind…
The devil entangles youth with beauty, the miser with gold, the ambitious with power, the learned with false doctrine. – H G Bohn
Our adversary majors in three things: noise, hurry and crowds. – Richard J Foster
The fundamental deception of Satan is the lie that obedience can never bring happiness. – R C Sproul
The method of the evil one is to obscure himself behind some other object of worship. – G Campbell Morgan
‘Resisting the devil’ does not mean ‘rebuking’ him by shouting at him. It refers to a godly lifestyle of submission to God, a break with the friendship of the world and a spirit of personal humility. – Unknown
And finally, some miscellaneous observations on our life and faith …
God doesn’t want our success; He wants us. He doesn’t demand our achievements; He demands our obedience. – Charles Colson
Great ideas need landing gears as well as wings. – C D Jackson
What is the use of travelling at a fast speed when you are going in the wrong direction? – Bernhard Langer
I am a pilgrim and a stranger on the earth, but I am not an orphan. – Vance Havner
Men give advice; God gives guidance. – Leonard Ravenhill
Alcohol does not drown care, but waters it and makes it grow faster. – Benjamin Franklin
It’s dangerous to try to be number one, because it’s next to nothing. – Anon
We rob ourselves of much joy if we forget the loving and caring presence all round about us of the angels of God. – Maurice Roberts
Don’t fly into a rage unless you are prepared for a rough landing. – Anon
Anxiety is the interest paid on trouble before it is due. – William R Inge
We live at a time when people trust feelings and stories just as much, if not more, than propositional truth. – Steve Morris
As we get older, the adult in us carries the wounds of the child we once were, and this child needs to find healing and security if we are to become mature Christians. God calls us to be childlike in our acceptance of Him, but also mature in our emotions and our relationships, so that we mirror Christ to one another. – Lucy Peppiatt