When a man is truly a man, it makes a woman comfortable to truly be a woman.
All gifts from God are intended to direct our attention to God and create fresh affection for God.
Never be content with your current grasp of the gospel.
No matter the severity of suffering we experience in this life, it will always be less that what we have deserved for our sins
Pride is when sinful human beings aspire to the status and position of God and refuse to acknowledge their dependence upon Him.
If you crossed Matthew Henry's path, you would quickly realize that here was someone taking thankful notice of all God was doing for him, and doing so in an attractively joyful way that was infectious.
As we mature personally, as our families mature, and as our churches mature, we need the doctrine of sin more, not less; and we need to keep growing in rightly understanding and applying this doctrine. Be assured that this is no less true if you're a pastor or teacher or ministry worker. There's no pastoral privilege in relation to sin. There's no ministry exemption from the opposition of the flesh. There's only a heightened responsibility to oppose sin and to weaken the flesh, as an example to the flock.
Feminism means to me aquality, actually. Women having equal rights to every thing the male population have in all aspects. Whether that's socially, or within the household or in the workplace. I don't find it a difficult word but it does have a lot of baggage. There's still a lot of work to be done in various parts of the world and society. If you look at where a woman's place was a couple of generations ago, there's been a huge development and progression. And it's an important queston to keep bringing up.
I was profoundly embarrassed by it (the White Australia Policy) and did all I could to change it.
A corpse is what's left after waking too often.
Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them -- every day begin the task anew.