The Problem of Pain

The human spirit will not even begin to try to surrender self-will as long as all seems to be well with it. Now error and sin both have this property, that the deeper they are the less their victim suspects their existen…

It is safe to tell the pure in heart that they shall see God, for only the pure in heart want to.

For you will certainly carry out God's purpose, however you act, but it makes a difference to you whether you serve like Judas or like John.

You may have noticed that the books you really love are bound together by a secret thread. You know very well what is the common quality that makes you love them, though you cannot put it into words: but most of your fri…

Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say 'My tooth is aching'than to say 'My…

A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word 'darkness'on the walls of his cell.