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Tuesday 27 July 2010

Oh, sinner, do not wonder that it is so bad with you—but rather wonder that it is no worse!—Thomas Watson

It is only when we want to take our lives out of the Father’s hands and have them under our own control that we find ourselves gripped with anxiety. The secret of freedom from anxiety is freedom from ourselves & abandonment of our own plans. But that spirit emerges in our lives only when our minds are filled with the knowledge that our Father can be trusted implicitly to supply everything we need. - Sinclair Ferguson

Evangelism and social concern are like the two wings of a
bird. Without an intimate association of the two, the church
cannot hope to grow over the long term.-Thomas Houston, former president, World Vision International, in a private communication from World Vision

We all live in a televised goldfish bowl. Kingman Brewster, Jr, 1919 - 1988

While the spoken word can travel faster, you can't take it home in your hand. Only the written word can be absorbed wholly at the convenience of the reader. Kingman Brewster, Jr, 1919 - 1988

Perhaps the most fundamental value of a liberal education is that it makes life more interesting. It allows you to think things which do not occur to the less learned ... it makes it less likely that you will be bored with life. Kingman Brewster, Jr, 1919 - 1988

Incomprehensible jargon is the hallmark of a profession.- Kingman Brewster, Jr, 1919 - 1988

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