CHUCK LEMMON

“It is in Jesus’ name that desperate people pray, grateful people worship, and angry people swear. From christenings to weddings to sickrooms to funerals, it is in Jesus’ name that people are hatched, matched, patched, and dispatched.”
― John Ortberg, Who Is This Man?: The Unpredictable Impact of the Inescapable Jesus

“When we stop to weigh the meaning of these words, then note the connection in which they are found, the intelligent child of God is driven to say, "I must pray, pray, pray. I must put all my energy and all my heart into prayer. Whatever else I do, I must pray.”
― R.A. Torrey, How to Pray: Optimized with Hyper-Linked Chapters

“Do not judge — or you too will be judged." Matthew 7:1 It is better to have eyes for beauty — than for blemish. It is better to be able to see the roses — than the thorns. It is better to have learned to look for things to commend in others — than for things to condemn. Of course, other people have faults — and we are not blind to them. But then, we have faults of our own — and this should make us charitable!”
― Christian Love, LIFT HIGH THE NAME OF JESUS

“As to what may befall us outwardly, in this confused state of things, shall we not trust our tender Father, and rest satisfied in His will? Shall anything hurt us? Can tribulation, distress, persecution, famine, nakedness, peril, or sword, come between the love of the Father to the child, or the child's rest, content, and delight in His love? And doth not the love, the rest, the peace, the joy felt, swallow up all the bitterness and sorrow of the outward condition? I. PENINGTON.”
― Mary W. Tileston, Daily Strength for Daily Needs