Witnessing to those who are in power

The Word of God is the sword of the Spirit. It needs to be used more than it needs to be defended. It is well able to defend itself...

To the last, Luther felt his knees knock together when he ascended the pulpit. Bunyan, on his way to preach, would ofter be seized with a strange faintness and strengthlessness, so that he could hardly drag himself to the appointed place...

My soul! seek to enter into the secrets of this Love of your adorable Redeemer! Before all time — that love began...

It is an affecting thing to see a great man in tears! "Jesus wept!" It was ever His delight to tread in the footsteps of sorrow...