Sublime

as you continue your righteous protest always be sure that you struggle with Christian methods and Christian weapons.

a life of doing good for others is actually the most exciting life, for God calls us to find ways of doing good with a sense of creativity, competence, and adventure.

and the absence of intense desire is a sure sign of God's absence from the heart!

impress you with their head knowledge. But God says in 1 Timothy 3, in effect, “Look, if a man wants to be a leader in the church, first let him get his house in order.” (See verse 12.)

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Here, let it be said, that no two things are more essential to a spirit-filled life than Bible-reading and secret prayer; no two things more helpful to growth in grace; to getting the largest joy out of a Christian life;

In essence, there is only one thing God asks of us—that we be men and women of prayer, people who live close to God, people for whom God is everything and for whom God is enough. That is the root of peace. We have that peace when the gracious God is all we seek. When we start seeking something besides Him, we lose it. As Merton said in the last

We pray that God will shed more light on his Word through us. We know that what we say must be biblically apparent, logically consistent, and unquestionably clear if we are to be the faithful guides God requires.

Responding with honor to public authority—as outlined in Romans 13—brings increased authority.