If we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that Our Lord finds our desire not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about…

Quote by CS Lewis

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A silly idea is current that good people do not know what temptation means. This...

A silly idea is current that good people do not know what temptation means. This...

I am suffering incessant temptations to uncharitable thoughts at present; one of those black moods...

I am suffering incessant temptations to uncharitable thoughts at present; one of those black moods...

We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an...

We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an...

Though our feelings come and go, Gods love for us does not.

Though our feelings come and go, Gods love for us does not.

This is one of the miracles of love: It gives a power of seeing through...

This is one of the miracles of love: It gives a power of seeing through...

Love may forgive all infirmities and love still in spite of them: but Love cannot...

Love may forgive all infirmities and love still in spite of them: but Love cannot...

Why love if losing hurts so much? We love to know that we are not...

Why love if losing hurts so much? We love to know that we are not...

There must be several young women who would render the Christian life intensely difficult to...

There must be several young women who would render the Christian life intensely difficult to...

Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good...

Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good...

If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it...

If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it...

The rule for us all is perfectly simple. Do not waste time bothering whether you...

The rule for us all is perfectly simple. Do not waste time bothering whether you...

Some politicians hold that the only way to make a revolutionary safe is to give...

Some politicians hold that the only way to make a revolutionary safe is to give...

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

But probably every age gets, within certain limits, the science it deserves.

But probably every age gets, within certain limits, the science it deserves.

There, right in the midst of our lives, is that which satisfies the craving for...

There, right in the midst of our lives, is that which satisfies the craving for...

Every one says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have something to forgive.

Every one says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have something to forgive.

Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, 'What! You too?...

Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, 'What! You too?...

If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look...

If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look...

Love will ask you to step out of your comfort zone, to sacrifice and to...

Love will ask you to step out of your comfort zone, to sacrifice and to...

Other things may change us, but we start and end with family

Other things may change us, but we start and end with family

If you think you can do a thing, or think you can't do a thing;...

If you think you can do a thing, or think you can't do a thing;...

The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.

The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.