| | Happy November!
I finally began receiving Time again; the first issue came yesterday. Here's a quote I found interesting:
"...Sugarcoated Christianity, popular in the 1980s and early '90s, has caused growing numbers of kids to turn away not just from attending youth-fellowship activities but also from practicing their faith at all." -Time Magazine, November 6, 2006 Issue, In Touch With Jesus (Also related: How to Get Teens Excited About God)
And my own selection of quotes from Lift Him Up:
"The soul cannot be satisfied with forms, maxims, and traditions. The cry of the soul must be, give me the bread of life..." (p. 110)
"The Bible has been robbed of its power, and the results are seen in a lowering of the tone of spiritual life. . . . [Yet] there are many who are crying out for the living God, longing for the divine presence. . . ." (p. 108)
"Man, created for fellowship with God, can only in such fellowship find his real life and development. Created to find in God his highest joy, he can find in nothing else that which can quiet the cravings of the heart, can satisfy the hunger and thirst of the soul. He who with sincere and teachable spirit studies God's Word, seeking to comprehend its truths, will be brought in touch with its Author; and, except by his own choice, there is no limit to the possibilities of his development." (p. 122)
"The last message of mercy is to be given to the world by the proclamation of gospel truth. Truth, Bible truth--this is what the people need. On our knees we are to claim the promises of God's Word, asking that we may receive pure, unadulterated truth, and that we may realize the necessity of giving this truth to others. Then men and women will be converted. The hand of God will be recognized in the raising up of new churches. The Lord will baptize with the apostolic spirit many who will go forth to do missionary work in places where the people know not the truth." (p. 123)
"The Bible should ever be the Christian's textbook; of all books it should be made the most attractive to the young. If they drink deep of its spirit, they will be prepared to withstand the wiles of Satan, and to resist the temptations of this infidel age. By its simple beauty of language, its elevated sentiment, its unerring truthfulness, its tenderness and pathos, the word of God is well calculated to impress the mind and impart rich lessons." (p. 127)
"The time devoted to a study of God's Word and to prayer will bring a hundredfold in return." (p. 111)
I'm so glad the theme for this year's GYC is "By Every Word." You really, really ought to be there. :)
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