Christopher

“God does not impose requirements difficult for an average person to meet: rather, they are impossible.”
― Casey Lute, But God...: The Two Words at the Heart of the Gospel

“If the heart of the problem is the problem of the heart—which it is—you’ll never cure the disease you’re suffering from by doing X-rays on other people.”
― Matt Chandler, Recovering Redemption: A Gospel Saturated Perspective on How to Change

“Truth is, we’re a lot better off, and a lot closer to experiencing real, feel-good moments, when we’re wringing ourselves out for the glory of God and fulfilling our daily tasks—at work, at home, in ministry, anywhere. What did Vince Lombardi say in that famous speech: “I firmly believe that any man’s finest hour—his greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear—is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle—victorious.”
― Matt Chandler, Recovering Redemption: A Gospel Saturated Perspective on How to Change

“Hughes often said that men fail to make progress in learning not for lack of time or ability but for lack of hard work. Unlike so many university students today, who stay up late partying, eating pizza, and playing video games, Watts and his friends did not fritter away the hours. They did, however, stay up late. Far into the night, Watts went on reading and annotating what he read.”
― Douglas Bond, The Poetic Wonder of Isaac Watts