Joseph Parker

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 parent who wonders where the wanderer is, and would

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 omitted that I expected would have been first referred

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 down when the angel tells me to sit, and

“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 if it is not truth. We have been accustomed

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 God could concede one inch to the bad man,

My life. A ship that started well. All canvas set. A fair wind. A sea all sun. Then a cloud; then a lurid glare; then a lightning bolt, and the ship staggered in pain and

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 this! It showed that he was on the right

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, or otherwise projected such a God must be the

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 to the wall because he is weak; and there

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. There is no witchery nor mystery in this doctrine