Character and Conduct – 24 November – Grumbling
OUR personal interests, by the force of their importunity, exclude all larger sympathies if these are not already matured before the conflict begins.
Character and Conduct – 23 November – Grumbling
PATIENCE under adverse circumstances will often bring about favourable results, while complaint only accentuates and fixes the cause of complaint.
Character and Conduct – 22 November – Grumbling
…constant grumbling makes an ugly under-lip, a forehead wrinkled with frowning, and dull eyes that see nothing but grievances.
Character and Conduct – 21 November – Causes of Thankfulness
O GOD, animate us to cheerfulness!
Character and Conduct – 20 November – Causes of Thankfulness
THOU that hast given so much to me, Give one thing more – a grateful heart.
Character and Conduct – 19 November – The Secret of the Joy of Living
THE secret of the joy of living is the proper appreciation of what we actually possess.
Character and Conduct – 18 November – Bearing Troubles
When things first got to goin’ wrong with me, I says, ‘Oh, Lord, whatever comes, keep me from gettin’ sour.’…
Character and Conduct – 17 November – Magnifying Troubles
I PACK my troubles in as little compass as I can for myself, and never let them annoy others
A Sermon: Apocalypse When?
if we knew ‘the hour and the day’ of our Lord’s return we might be tempted to behave a little more like Christ as the Day approaches. And what kind of fair-weather (or more correctly Apocalyptic-weather) disciples would that prove us to be?
Character and Conduct – 16 November – Discontent
TO repel one’s cross is to make it heavier.
