What our Lord said about cross-bearing and obedience is not in fine type. It is in bold print on the face of the contract.
Vance HavnerA preacher should have the mind of a scholar, the heart of a child, and the hide of a rhinoceros. His problem is how to toughen his hide without hardening his heart.
Vance HavnerWe are not bearing our crosses every time we have a headache; an aspirin tablet will take care of that. What is meant is the trouble we would not have if we were not Christians.
Vance Havner