Ignatius, when he heard the clock strike, would say, "Now I have another hour to answer for." (Eph. 5:16)

Go, send, or disobey.

God is infinitely valuable. I can't think of anything that would have a greater impact on your life than for you to believe that.

Life and death! They seem like complete opposites-at great enmity with each other. But for Paul-and for all who share his faith-there is a unity, because the same great passion is fulfilled in both-namely, that Christ be magnified in this body-our bodies-whether by life or by death.

I see no thread running through my work; I simply get on with my life and my painting.

Oh, how rare are the Christians who speak with a tender heart and have a theological backbone of steel.

If gratitude is not rooted in the beauty of God before the gift, it is probably disguised idolatry. May God grant us a heart to delight in him for who he is so that all our gratitude for his gifts will be the echo of our joy in the excellency of the Giver!