"Now the fact is that the light, flippant, careless, unthinking dwellers on the surface of this earth of ours are all of them on the side of dissent from the serious view of life, present and future; they are all of them to a man ready to chime in with the cry that it makes no difference, "The Lord shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.'' I do not say that men of weight and power are not found ranged on that side, too. There are many such. But, as a rule, it remains true that what we call moral earnestness, strength of character, is found with those who do believe that there is a God, and that it makes a real difference, both to Him and to us, whether we are walking in the way of his commandments or not."
--- William Reed Huntington - The Causes of the Soul (a Book of Sermons)
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Thanks for this post, and for introducing me to William Reed Huntington. He seems to speak with the same gentle authority as Bishop Lightfoot, one of my own favourites. I shall explore his Sermons with great interest.
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Thank you Nicholas and I must say that your blog and website are wonderful. Regards, Kevin.
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