Giving Thanks...

Foolish talking and jesting are not the ways in which Christian cheerfulness should express itself, but rather “giving of thanks” (Eph. 5:4). Religion is the source of joy and gladness, but its joy is expressed in a religious way, in thanksgiving and praise. ~ Charles Hodge

Where Gladness and Hunger Meet

The place where God calls you is the place where your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet. ~ Frederick Buechner 

Giving of Thanks

Foolish talking and jesting are not the ways in which Christian cheerfulness should express itself, but rather “giving of thanks” (Eph. 5:4). Religion is the source of joy and gladness, but its joy is expressed in a religious way, in thanksgiving and praise. 

~ Charles Hodge

God's Call

"The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet." ~ Frederick Buechner
(Wishful Thinking)

Deep Gladness

“The place God calls you is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” ~ Frederick Buechner