Monday Fun: Fearless Evangelism

 HT: The geniuses at The Sacred Sandwich

Distance don't make no evangelist

He that will not serve the Lord in the Sunday-school at home, will not win children to Christ in China. Distance lends no real enchantment to Christian service.

C.H. Spurgeon

Obama is not the problem - the Church is!

Because bad results come from bad actions which were informed by bad thinking which came from bad beliefs. Allow Mr Wretched to explain...

Witty way to say "you're badly dressed"

From P. G. Wodehouse:

“She looked as if she had been poured into her clothes and had forgotten to say, 'When.'”

To the losers of the American election

God’s ways of judgement are sometimes secret, but never unjust.

–Augustine

Tests and vests

It's been a stretching few days in the parish and as ever, the Lord has sustained and upheld us, never giving us more than we can bear. The Puritan William Bridge put it well: “He will require no more than He gives; He will give what He requires, and He will accept what He gives.” Blessed be the name of the LORD.

Quote of the week: No applause

No one pats you on the back for doing the next responsible thing, even when it is really hard to do or feels downright grueling, which – I can attest – it mostly does. There is no applause.  No one puts your face on a glossy brochure, or writes you a big fat check, or invites you on a speaking tour, because you yield to the natural constraints and confines of a faithful life. There is little celebration, actually, in once again deciding not to buy something you really want in hopes of keeping to a budget; to not take a trip or a gig so you can be available to a spouse, or child, or ailing parent; to scale back on commitments to have more time for personal discipline, or family, or reflection, or good old fashioned rest.

Via: The Washington Institute reflecting on the D'Souza debacle