Normally, I am not too impressed with books like
this. I have not found them particularly helpful. But here is an
exception to my statement. This is a valuable book. It contains
quotes and statements on a variety of subjects such as atonement,
death, happiness, love for others, praise, etc. The book contains
quality quotes from some of the best known Christian scholars and
preachers of all time. A couple of examples will demonstrate my
point.
“In commanding us to glorify him, God is inviting
us to enjoy him.” C.S. Lewis
“Praise…decentralizes self.” Paul E. Billheimer
“Our use of reason itself is not only wounded and
weakened but made willful and wrong by sin.” Os Guinness
“The name of Christ excludes all merit of our
own.” John Calvin
“We know how God would act if he were in our place—he was in our
place.” A.W. Tozer
These give you a flavor of the brevity and depth of the quotes.
The collection will be helpful in teaching and preaching, for
church bulletins and newsletters. If you are like me, you will
also find it helpful just to browse through the different themes,
reading the quotes.
Blanchard is no stranger to most of us. He has written over 30
books, including his famous Is Anybody There? and Right
With God. This compilation is just as excellent in quality and
well worth keeping in your library
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