Category Archives: Christian Life

Spiritual Sailing Part 10: The Danger of Smooth Sailing

Posted on July 26, 2011 by The Editor

I John 2:15       If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.  C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892): We have seen many professed Christians make shipwreck―in a few instances it has been attributable to overwhelming … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Sailing Part 9: Plugging the Water Leaks

Posted on July 18, 2011 by The Editor

Mark 4:38       Master, Carest thou not that we perish?  WILLIAM GURNALL (1617-1679): Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith! Matthew 8:26. You see the leak at which the water came in to sink their spirits: they had … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Sailing Part 8: Answers to Prayer

Posted on July 11, 2011 by The Editor

Psalm 139:9,10; Psalm 61:2       If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost part of the sea; even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me…From the end of the … Continue reading →

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Choosing Your Friends

Posted on July 3, 2011 by The Editor

I Corinthians 15:33       Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.  RICHARD STEELE (1629-1692): Of all the temptations to which the young are exposed, none is more fatal and pernicious than evil company.  GEORGE WHITEFIELD (1714-1770): It is a … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Sailing Part 7: A Sure Anchor in the Storm

Posted on July 1, 2011 by The Editor

Isaiah 54:11       O thou afflicted, tossed with a tempest, and not comforted.  J. C. PHILPOT (1802-1869): The Lord here compares His suffering Church to a ship at sea, under bare poles, labouring in a heavy storm, driven out of … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Sailing Part 6: Sailing through Stormy Weather

Posted on June 23, 2011 by The Editor

Psalm 107:23-30       He commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble. They reel to and … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Sailing Part 5: Storms at Sea

Posted on June 13, 2011 by The Editor

Jonah 1:4        The Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was likely to be broken.  WILLIAM GURNALL (1617-1679): When at any time thou art … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Sailing Part 4: The Infallible Pilot

Posted on June 7, 2011 by The Editor

Psalm 1:6       The Lord knoweth the way of the righteous.  JOSEPH SYMONDS (died 1652): We are not like a ship rigged and fitted and sent out to sea, and so left to shift for itself; but God is our … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Sailing Part 3: The Sailor’s Navigation Chart

Posted on June 3, 2011 by The Editor

Proverbs 30:19        The way of a ship in the midst of the sea.  JOHN NEWTON (1725-1807): The other day I was at Deptford, and saw a ship launched: she slipped easily into the water; the people on board shouted; … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Sailing Part 2: Setting Sail

Posted on May 27, 2011 by The Editor

Psalm 104:26        There go the ships…  JOHN FLAVEL (1630-1691): This world’s a sea, wherein a num’rous fleet of ships are under sail. Here you shall meet of ev’ry rate and size; frigates, galleons, the nimble ketches, and small pickeroons: … Continue reading →

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