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We need to put the spirit of devotion into Monday's business as well as in Sunday's worship. We need the spirit of devotion, to recollect always the presence of God, to be always doing the will of God, to direct all things always to the glory of God.
E. M. Bounds • The Complete Works of E.M. Bounds on Prayer
We should share in labor and take turns in service. As a task is handed from one to another, approval and thanks should also be passed from one to another, so that good will and blessings are distributed with the work.
John McQuiston II • Always We Begin Again: The Benedictine Way of Living (15th Anniversary Edition, Revised)
Ours, you see, is a posture of active waiting, in which we gratefully offer ourselves in full surrender to God to be used in his mission. As we do that, he guides.
J.D. Greear • Jesus, Continuedâ¦
Do you really wish to claim this Christ and his way? Is this truly what you believe about the world? And are you now ready to imagine what bearing this Christ-life into the world looks like now ?
Robert Herrick • Lent 2025
But the resurrection wasn’t just for the “respectable.” It was for criminals, too. It was for the condemned.
On the cross, Jesus was considered a criminal by the state and the religious authorities.
The first person Jesus promised paradise to was a man dying on a cross beside him—labeled a criminal by the state.
The resurrection doesn’t ignore injusti... See more
On the cross, Jesus was considered a criminal by the state and the religious authorities.
The first person Jesus promised paradise to was a man dying on a cross beside him—labeled a criminal by the state.
The resurrection doesn’t ignore injusti... See more
Joy comes as we stand among those Jesus has redeemed and get lost in a sea of worship, becoming fully a part of something sacred.
Francis Chan • Letters to the Church
Teaching the Word is not enough. Disciples must learn to obey it.
Steve Addison • The Rise and Fall of Movements: A Roadmap for Leaders
When the work of shepherding is difficult, the commitment of the shepherd is truly revealed. Yet shepherding is a labor of love to the one who truly is a shepherd.