Some 300 years ago Cotton Mather gave this advise to new ministers, and it is worth heeding today: Simply put: there are some things in life and ministry that you are simply not going to understand. File those away under… Continue Reading
This gem is from Thomas Goodwin. He is speaking hear of how Christ longs for His own return: The truth is, I cannot live without you and I shall never be quiet till I have you where I am, that… Continue Reading
“A weak faith may lay hold on a strong Christ” I could have swore that this quote was from Richard Sibbes. I know for certain that Thomas Watson wrote it in his work A Body of Divinity. Regardless of where… Continue Reading
Richard Baxter speaking to pastors, encouraging them to model self-sacrificial living: Think not of being rich; do not seek great things for yourselves or your [descendants]…If you believe that God is the safest [keeper of goods] and that to [be… Continue Reading