Category Archives: Christian Life

Spiritual Sailing Part 13: Sailing in Convoy

Posted on August 18, 2011 by The Editor

Ecclesiastes 4:9,10       Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up the other: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Sailing Part 12: The Perils of Pirate Waters

Posted on August 15, 2011 by The Editor

Luke 14:31       What king, going to war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?  JOHN CALVIN (1509-1564): In our lives … Continue reading →

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The Financial Times Part 2: The Spiritual Reality of Debt

Posted on August 12, 2011 by The Editor

Romans 13:8       Owe no man any thing, but to love one another.  C. H. MACKINTOSH (1820-1896): We take Romans 13:8 in its plain, broad sense…We believe that, as a general rule, Christians should not go into debt at all. … Continue reading →

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The Financial Times Part 1: The Servitude of Debt

Posted on August 8, 2011 by The Editor

Proverbs 22:7       The borrower is servant to the lender.  MATTHEW HENRY (1662-1714): The borrower is servant to the lender. Therefore it is part of Israel’s promised happiness that they should lend and not borrow, Deuteronomy 28:12. And it should … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Sailing Part 11: Safe Harbours

Posted on August 6, 2011 by The Editor

Proverbs 21:31       The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD.  WILLIAM ARNOT (1808-1875): Life to the Christian is a warfare, all the way. He is safe, but his safety is not the … Continue reading →

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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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