To be at peace with the world, the flesh, and the devil, is to be at enmity with God, and in the broad way that leads to destruction. We have no choice or option. The promises to the Seven Churches in Revelation are only "to him that overcomes." We must fight or be lost. We must conquer or die eternally. We must put on the whole armor of God. "He who has no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one" (Eph. 6:11; Luke 22:36).~ J.C. Ryle , The Upper Room, “Victory”, [Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 1970], 144, 145.

There's plenty of intelligence in the world, but the courage to do things differently is in short supply.- Marilyn vos Savant

Be able to notice all the confusion between fact and opinion that appears in the news.- Marilyn vos Savant

[Affliction] brings out graces that cannot be seen in a time of health. It is the treading of the grapes that brings out the sweet juices of the vine; so it is affliction that draws forth submission, weanedness from the world, and complete rest in God. Use afflictions while you have them.- Robert Murray McCheyne, Comfort in Sorrow, Christian Focus, 2002, p. 25

We are all strings in the concert of His joy.- Jacob Boehme

Not to decide is to decide. - Harvey Cox

Somebody said to me, 'But the Beatles were anti-materialistic.' That's a huge myth. John and I literally used to sit down and say, 'Now, let's write a swimming pool.'-Paul McCartney

Imagine.... no possessions. - John Lennon

To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.- Elbert Hubbard, 1856 - 1915

Until the day of his death, no man can be sure of his courage.- Jean Anouilh, 1910 - 1987

There are great limits upon the human imagination. We can
only rearrange the elements God has provided. No one can create
a new primary color, a third sex, a fourth dimension, or a
completely original animal. Even by writing a book, planting a
garden, or begetting a child, we never create anything in the
strict sense; we only take part in God's creation.-Kathryn Lindskoog (1934-2003), C. S. Lewis, Mere Christian, Glendale, Cal.: G/L Publications, 1973, reprint, Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 1981, p. 48


Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear. - Ambrose Redmoon


It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.- Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 1906 - 2001


Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount. - Brendan Behan, 1923 - 1964


Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. - Carl Hermann Voss


You gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face.... You must do that which we think we cannot. - Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884 - 1962


Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.- Robert Louis Stevenson, 1850 - 1894