Halbert

“This world has no idea what you’re really worth. Around here you are, at best, useful. You fit into a market niche or a voting bloc or some other impersonal category, to be manipulated for someone’s selfish agenda.”
― Raymond C. Ortlund Jr., The Death of Porn: Men of Integrity Building a World of Nobility

“But now let the heart be cleansed by mortification, the weeds of lust constantly and daily rooted up (as they spring daily, nature being their proper soil), let room be made for grace to thrive and flourish, -- how will every grace act its part, and be ready for every use and purpose!”
― John Owen, The Mortification Of Sin

“Remember in the midst of your most grievous afflictions that the worst state of a believer is better than the best state of an unbeliever.”
― Joel R. Beeke, Living by God's Promises

“Men certainly speak peace to themselves when their so doing is not attended with the greatest detestation imaginable of that sin in reference whereunto they do speak peace to themselves, and abhorrency of themselves for it.”
― John Owen, The Mortification Of Sin