Almighty God, hear the hearts that are full of prayer, that cannot utter their desires on account of the vehemency of their secret emotion. Hear the...
In Christ’s conception of the blessed life, I find mentioned many persons that I did not expect to find referred to, and I find many persons...
Patience is hard, sometimes. Whilst I am climbing the mountains, passing through the wilderness, daring dangers, I feel comparatively quiet, or even glad. But to sit...
“God made man in His image.” There is surely no bolder sentence in all human speech. It takes an infinite liberty with God! It is blasphemy...
There was only a hill between Israel and the land of promise. Surely the space being so small some concession will be made to Israel? If...
When Abraham went from Ur of the Chaldees at the command of God, on his way he received a renewal of the promise. Very beautiful was...
You say this God was dreamed by human genius. Be it so. Make Him a creature of fancy. What then? The man who made, or dreamed,...
Families and households often get awry. The younger brother differs from his elder brother,—sisters fall out. One wants more than belongs to him; another is knocked...
Faith is practically nothing so long as it is merely in the head. Head faith can save no man. This is exactly so in daily life....
Christianity redeems us; not from sin only, but from all narrowness, meanness, and littleness of conception; it puts great thought into our hearts and bold words...