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Religion is not, at the outset, a refuge of grace and mercy for the despondent and desperate, an enchanted stream for crushed spirits, but a raging, clamorous torrent of man’s consciousness, with all its crises, pangs, and torments.

Do the thing you fear and the death of fear is certain. –Ralph Waldo Emerson

Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. –Matthew 23:12 (Revised Standard Version)

Adapted from ‘The Journey: How to Live By Faith in an Uncertain World’ by Billy Graham (W Publishing Group, 2006). Used by Permission. The Christian life isn’t a playground but a battlefield. Occasionally I meet people who sincerely believe that if they follow Christ, their lives should be free of problems. After all, they say,…
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