“Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect every one who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are ruined.” Patrick Henry
The Undeviating Question
Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. Lovest thou Me? – John 21:17 Peter declares nothing now (cf. Matthew 26:33-35). Natural individuality professes and declares; the love of the personality is only discovered by the hurt of the…
Updated Layout
I like the new “Themes” feature of WordPress 1.5. I can have several layouts available and ready to use at the click of the mouse. The latest layout will get a little more tweaking here and there, but will for…
Notable Quotable
“The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive.” Thomas Jefferson – letter to Abigail Adams, February 22, 1787
Do Ye Now Believe?
Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. By this we believe . . . Jesus answered, Do ye now believe? – John 16:30 ‘Now we believe.’ Jesus says-‘Do you? The time is coming when you will leave Me…
Notable Quotable
“I will neither give a deadly drug to anybody who asked for it, nor will I make a suggestion to this effect. Similarly, I will not give to a woman an abortive remedy. In purity and holiness I will guard…
The Destitution of Service
Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. Though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved. – 2 Corinthians 12:15 Natural love expects some return, but Paul says-‘I do not care whether you love me…
Notable Quotable
“God helps those who cannot help themselves.” Charles H. Spurgeon
The Delight of Sacrifice
Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. I will very gladly spend and be spent for you. – 2 Corinthians 12:15 When the Spirit of God has shed abroad the love of God in our hearts, we begin…
Return to a Sad State of Affairs
I just checked my archives, and it was only my second post to this blog that I was praising God for saving Terri Schiavo’s life. It’s almost 16 months later and the battle is back. I haven’t commented on it…
Notable Quotable
“If in the opinion of the people the distribution or modification of the constitutional powers be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected by an amendment in the way which the Constitution designates, but let there be no change…
The Determination to Serve
Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. Be still, and know that I am God.The son of Man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister. – Matthew 20:28. Paul’s idea of service is the same as…
Layout Lesson Needed
In my limited free time, I’ve been trying to fix the layout on this blog. It seems to be broken, but yet displaying the way I want it to in Mozilla/Firefox and Safari. It is not displaying the way I…
Notable Quotable
“Abortion is the ultimate exploitation of women. Alice Paul (author of the original Equal Rights Amendment)
The Discipline of Spiritual Tenacity
Today’s My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers. Be still, and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10 Tenacity is more than endurance, it is endurance combined with the absolute certainty that what we are looking for is going…