The church custodian was cleaning out the church building one Monday morning. As he was dusting off the pulpit, he noticed that the minister had left his sermon notes on the pulpit. So the custodian began to curiously leaf through the
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“Poor fellow, he never schools his mind by a cessation from political ruminations, the most blinding, hardening and souring of all others.”
― Ordering Your Private World
― Ordering Your Private World
“There are too many people claiming to be followers of Christ who lost sight of their own sinfulness years ago. If they attend worship on Sunday, they leave without ever having had the experience of brokenness and repentance before God that indicates true worship. This leads to substandard Christianity.”
― Ordering Your Private World
― Ordering Your Private World
“Through the years I came to realize that some of the most important insights I gained about myself came not from my friends but from my critics who, while playing rough, nevertheless alerted me to blind spots and inadequacies no one else had the courage to tell me about.”
― The Road We Must Travel: A Personal Guide for Your Journey
― The Road We Must Travel: A Personal Guide for Your Journey
“When the Christian’s mind becomes dull, he can fall prey to the propaganda of a non-Christian scheme of things, led by people who have not neglected their thinking powers—and have simply outthought us.”
― Ordering Your Private World
― Ordering Your Private World
“The man or woman who learns to make peace with routine responsibilities and obligations will make the greatest contributions in the long run.”
― Ordering Your Private World
― Ordering Your Private World
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