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If we show the Lord's death at Communion, we must show the Lord's life in the world. If it is a Eucharist on Sunday, it must prove on Monday that it was also a Sacrament.
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Business is religion, and religion is business. The man who does not make a business of his religion has a religious life of no force, and the man who does not make a religion of his business has a business life of no character.
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Christlike is a word often on our lips. Do not speak it too lightly. It is the heart of God's predestination. It is our high calling.
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Good habits are not made on birthdays, nor Christian character at the new year. The workshop of character is everyday life. The uneventful and commonplace hour is where the battle is lost or won.
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Autumn burned brightly, a running flame through the mountains, a torch flung to the trees.
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Born:
August 3, 1858
Died:
May 18, 1901
(aged 42)
Bio:
Maltbie Davenport Babcock was a noted American clergyman and writer of the 19th century. He authored the familiar hymn, This is My Father's World, among others.
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