Heart Talks

A definition of modesty is, “Restrained within due limits of propriety; free from indecency or lewdness; not excessive or extreme; moderate.” A Christian’s apparel should be mod...

How full of meaning, how rich, how wonderful, is a single expression! One single phrase may contain enough, if you get the “kernel” of it, to make your soul bubble over with joy...

“I am afraid” is almost as common a barrier as “I can’t.” How many people shrink from duty, saying: “I am afraid I will make a mistake. I am afraid I shall not do it right.” The...

Peter had that human trait. He was interested in what John was going to do. When he asked the Lord, “What shall this man do?” he received an answer. He did not have to wait for...

There are many today who are just like Paul was. They are fully contented in their present situation, and should any one try to show them its insufficiency and the need of highe...

God loved Christ with a perfect love, but we read that “although he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth, yet it pleased Jehovah to bruise him; he hath put...

When the heart does not hear and feel, there is always a reason. One reason is self-will. People do not like to be told what to do. They like to be masters of themselves. God’s...

David was a man who loved the Lord, and out of that love came a desire to build the Lord a house. That desire was never realized by David. Making it a reality was left to others...

Be patient in your trials; endure hardness as a good soldier; keep up the shield of faith; fight the good fight; and in due season your soul will sing triumphant songs of victor...

Patience is largely a matter of the proper use of the will. The Bible does not say, “Feel patient,” for our feelings are largely involuntary; but it says, “Be patient,” that is,...

The people who win, the people who are victorious are those who look at things through their faith. They do not compare their troubles and trials and difficulties with themselve...

Paul uses the term “persuaded” in the sense of assurance. When he said that he was persuaded of a thing involving God’s attitude, he meant that he was fully convinced that it wa...

He cares also for our bodies, that we may have health. He gives us pure crystal water to quench our thirst and cool us in fever, balmy oxygen-laden air to build us up, and count...

The more I thought, the more I saw for which to be thankful. The more I considered my blessings, the more I appreciated them. And many a time since have I looked out upon the pa...

Again, we are exhorted to “wait on the Lord, and keep his way” (Psa. 37: 34). If wrongs are not righted, if persecutions continue, if, like Paul, we have a “thorn in the flesh”...

Concerning The Author Preface Reprint Publisher’s Foreword (February, 1982) Talk One. What It Means To Trust The Lord Talk Two. The Blessing Of Dissatisfaction Talk Three. Why I...

I have seen others who made much noise in meeting and talked a great deal outside about their religion and their doings, but who, when it came time for them to make some sacrifi...