Kindling

Quote

He Who Runs from God in the Morning

John Bunyan

John Bunyan said, “He who runs from God in the morning will scarcely find Him the rest of the day.” The line is not legalism. It is observation. When the first movement of the day is away from God, the rest of the hours tend to follow the same direction.

How you’d preach it

Short and searching. The pattern of the day is often set early.

  • Prayer
  • Formation
  • Worship

Bunyan

Back to the Shelf

Nearby

Quote

C.S. Lewis wrote: “The moment you wake up each morning, all your wishes and hopes for the day rush at you like wild animals. And…

Prayer

Lewis

Story

Martha is doing the necessary work of a house with a guest. Mary sits. Jesus will not let Martha’s anxiety become the law of the…

Prayer · Fear · Community

Luke 10

Analogy

Richard Foster’s central insight in *Celebration of Discipline* is that the spiritual disciplines (meditation, prayer, fasting,…

Formation · Grace · Prayer

Foster

Analogy

Rory Noland emphasizes that worship is meant to be formational, not merely expressive or entertaining. True worship encounters the…

Worship · Formation

Noland