Most laws condemn the soul and pronounce sentence. The result of the law of my God is perfect. It condemns but forgives. It restores - more than abundantly - what it takes away. - Jim Elliot 1 Share Now -
What a brutish master sin is, taking the joy from one's life, stealing money and health, giving promise of tomorrow's pleasures, and finally leading one onto the rotten planking that overlies the mouth of the pit. - Jim Elliot 2 Share Now -
We wouldn't think of rising in the morning without a face-wash, but we often neglect that purgative cleansing of the Word of the Lord. It wakes us up to our responsibility. - Jim Elliot 4 Share Now -
What a brutish master sin is, taking the joy from one's life, stealing money and health, giving promise of tomorrow's pleasures, and finally leading one onto the rotten planking that overlies the mouth of the pit. - Jim Elliot 5 Share Now -
Coming home, we stopped for a bite to eat and ran into a confused waitress. Had a heart-rending time trying to speak the Words of Life to her, and as I think of all this country now, many just as confused, and more so, I realized that the 39th Street bus is as much a mission field as Africa ever was. - Jim Elliot 7 Share Now -
The sound of 'gentle stillness' after all the thunder and wind have passed will the ultimate Word from God. - Jim Elliot 9 Share Now -
It is true that a fellow cannot ignore women - but he can think of them as he ought - as sisters, not as sparring partners. - Jim Elliot 10 Share Now -