From Dr Swenson at MACSA

All God's gifts are loving only to the degree that they lead us to God Himself. That's what God's love is: His commitment to do everything necessary (most painfully the death of His only Son) to enthrall us with what is most deeply and durably satisfying—namely Himself. — John Piper

From Dr Swensen at MACSA

Today we seldom see in our church the simplicity of the gospel message. — A.W. Tozer

From a friend's Facebook Status

Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things. — Winston Churchill

From a friend's Facebook Status

His anger must be released by a stiff safety lock, but his mercy has a hair trigger. — John Piper

From a commentary on Philippians

Joy, unmitigated, untrammeled joy, is—or at least should be—the distinctive mark of the believer in Christ Jesus. — Gordon Fee

From the Thursday Report

I used to think that prayer should have the first place and teaching the second. I now feel it would be truer to give prayer the first, second and third places and teaching the fourth. — J.O.F.

From a web site I came across

Someday, in the distant future, our grandchildren's grandchildren will develop a new equivalent of our classrooms. They will spend many hours in front of boxes with fires glowing within. May they have the wisdom to know the difference between light and knowledge. — Plato