The Price Tags Have Been Rearranged

"We idolize the wrong people because Satan has rearranged the price tags and we’ve bought into his lie. We admire ability, while God admires humility." ~ Randy Alcorn

Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience ~ Colossians 3:12 (ESV)

Nothing But the Bible

"Let the Bible, the whole Bible, and nothing but the Bible, be the rule of our faith and practice." ~ J.C. Ryle

Choose Joy

As our kids graduate, let's remember the wise words of Kay Warren: “Our children are not here to meet our need for appreciation. They were not born to meet our expectations for their lives. They are here to fulfill God’s purpose for them (Psalm138:8)" (From "Choose Joy") ~ Repost from Gary Thomas

A Refusal!

"Faith is a refusal to panic." ~ Martyn Lloyd-Jones

Don't Be Ashamed

"Whatever others around you think, don’t you ever be ashamed of being a Christian." ~ J.C. Ryle

If anyone is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. ~ Luke 9:25-27 (NIV 1984)

I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. ~ Romans 1:16 (NIV 1984)

HE is There

"At every assembly for public worship,—at every gathering for prayer and praise,—at every missionary meeting,—at every Bible reading, the King of kings is present,—Christ Himself attends. We may be often disheartened by the small number who are present on such occasions, compared to those who meet for worldly ends. We may sometimes find it hard to bear the taunts and ridicule of an ill-natured world, which cries like the enemy of old, “What do these feeble people?” (Nehem. 4:2.) But we have no reason for despondency. We may boldly fall back on these words of Jesus. At all such meetings we have the company of Christ Himself." ~ J.C. Ryle

Pace Yourself as God Intends

"When we don't pace ourselves as God intends, we tend to miss divine appointments ... Not only that, but when our lives our poorly paced, divine appointments seem like interruptions instead of live-giving opportunities." ~ Kevin Seymour

Misinterpretation

“When science and the Bible differ, science has obviously misinterpreted its data” ~ Henry Morris

Transform the Home

"It is difficult to see how Christianity can have a positive effect on society if it cannot transform its own homes." ~ John MacArthur

Actions Speak Loudest

"A man ought to live so that everybody knows he is a Christian... and most of all, his family ought to know." ~ D.L. Moody

Great Preaching Requires

"The three essentials for great preaching are: truth, clarity, and passion." ~ G. Campbell Morgan

Love the Poor

“The first miracle after the baptism of the Holy Ghost was wrought upon a beggar. It means that the first service of a Holy Ghost-baptized church is to the poor; that its ministry is to those who are lowest down; that its gifts are for those who need them most. As the Spirit was upon Jesus to preach the gospel to the poor, so His Spirit is upon His servants for the same purpose.” ~ Phineas F. Bresee

Defying Circumstances

"In the depths of suffering, a piercing sense of the presence of the Holy Spirit sometimes settles in on us, defying our circumstances." ~ Bentz

A Sacred Obligation

‎"To teach our children is a personal duty; we cannot delegate it to Sunday school teachers, or other friendly aids; these can assist us, but cannot deliver us from the sacred obligation...mothers and fathers must, like Abraham, command their households in the fear of God, and talk with their offspring concerning the wondrous works of the Most High.” ~ Charles Haddon Spurgeon