• “How very narrow is the gate that leads to a life in God! (Mt 7:14) How little one must be to pass through it, it being nothing else but death to self! But when we have passed through it, what enlargement do we find! David said, ‘He brought me forth also in a large place’ (Ps. 18:19). And it was through humiliation and abasement that he was brought there.” – from Madame Guyon’s autobiography Ch. 22

Basilea Schlink

Vigilance–A Mark of the Bride by Basilea Schlink

Nourishing bridal love means being vigilant, always on the alert for Jesus, our heavenly Bridegroom. Blessed were the five virgins… Continue reading

Avoiding the Cross: Unwillingness to Suffer by Basilea Schlink

How can these things be compatible: we want to be Christians, disciples of Jesus Christ, who bore the cross for… Continue reading

Desire for Attention and Recognition by Basilea Schlink

Two pictures are placed before our eyes. The first is Jesus wearing the crown of disgrace. Voluntarily He chose to… Continue reading

  • “The world looks for happiness through self-assertion. The Christian knows that joy is found in self-abandonment.” – Elisabeth Elliot

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The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. — 2 Peter 3:9 (NKJV)

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