Monthly Archives: July 2015

“God will answer all our questions in one way and one way only—namely, by showing us more of his Son.” —Watchman Nee, Leadership, Vol. 9, no. 2. Today’s Best Illustrations – Volumes 1-4. Matthew 3:17 (NIV)  And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with … Continue reading →

“The number one cause of atheism is Christians. Those who proclaim God with their mouths and deny Him with their lifestyles is what an unbelieving world finds simply unbelievable.” —Karl Rahner, quoted in the Wittenburg Door (June/July 1988). Christianity Today, Vol. 34, no. 8 – Today’s Best Illustrations – Volumes … Continue reading →

“When the Holy Spirit came at Pentecost, it wasn’t dynamite, it was a dynamo! Dynamite makes a loud noise, kicks up a lot of dust, and it’s over. A dynamo is a continual source of power. It builds and builds and builds, and the power never stops flowing.” —Ken Hutcherson … Continue reading →

“The human heart has so many crannies where vanity hides, so many holes where falsehood lurks, is so decked out with deceiving hypocrisy, that it often dupes itself.” —John Calvin in A Calvin Treasury. Christianity Today, Vol. 37, no. 4. – Today’s Best Illustrations – Volumes 1-4. Proverbs 20:9 (NIV)  … Continue reading →

God treat[s] His Creation with integrity: each thing in its own order, each thing the way He made it… If God treats the tree like a tree, the machine like a machine and the man like a man, shouldn’t I, as a fellow-creature, treat the machine like a machine, the … Continue reading →

“Nobody cares how much you know—until they know how much you care.” —John Cassis. Men of Integrity, Vol. 2, no. 3. – Today’s Best Illustrations – Volume 5. Matthew 9:36 (NIV) 36  When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep … Continue reading →

By contrition we are made clean, by compassion we are made ready, and by true longing we are made worthy. By these three medicines it behooveth that every soul should be healed. —Juliana of Norwich in Heirlooms. Christianity Today, Vol. 43, no. 5. – Today’s Best Illustrations – Volume 5. … Continue reading →

Compassion lies at the heart of our prayer for our fellow human beings. When I pray for the world, I become the world; when I pray for the endless needs of the millions, my soul expands and wants to embrace them all and bring them into the presence of God. … Continue reading →

“A silent love is acceptable only from the lower animals. God has given us speech that we should call upon his name. Worship is to religion what fragrance is to the flower.” —Henry Van Dyke in The Upward Path. Christianity Today, Vol. 42, no. 7. – Today’s Best Illustrations – … Continue reading →

“All true knowledge of God is born out of obedience.” —John Calvin in The Institutes of the Christian Religion, quoted in “Reflections,” Christianity Today, Vol. 45, no. 1. – Today’s Best Illustrations – Volume 5. Romans 1:5 (NKJV)   Through Him we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the … Continue reading →