Like a stand of lodgepole pines in a gale Raisa's followers all went down leaving her standing alone. . . . There's no shelter for me not from any of this. I'll stand alone the rest of my life. THE GRAY WOLF THRONE p. 163
Real worship is that of the heart.
God is looking for broken men who have judged themselves in the light of the cross of Christ. When He wants anything done, He takes up men who have come to the end of themselves, whose confidence is not in themselves, but in God.
All self-effort is but sinking sand. Christ alone is the Rock of our salvation.
The Christian life is never static. One must either grow in grace, or there will be backsliding and deterioration.
We would worry less if we praised more. Thanksgiving is the enemy of discontent and dissatisfaction.
When the Lord Jesus Christ became my surety. . . He went to Calvary's cross, and all my guilt was charged against Him. He settled for everything, and then He cried, 'It is finished. ' And on the basis of that finished work, God can freely forgive, and justify completely, every poor sinner who trusts in the Lord Jesus Christ.
The best stories don't come from "good vs. bad" but "good vs. good.
Marsha Coleman-Adebayo clearly and engagingly tells us Americans a truth that we might not want to hear but should.
I am worth loving. I do not have to earn love. I am lovable because I exist. Others reflect the love I have for myself.
I just wanted to fit in as a teenager, but it was hopeless.