And let me say only this one word more: that the little things that a little Christian does are not any more than the larger things that an older Christian does.
A kind, courteous Christian is the most powerful argument in favor of the gospel that can be produced.
Alas for the rarity Of Christian charity Under the sun!
Rather than regarding them [French] as a 'lawless vagabond Banditti' to be driven out at gunpoint, treat them with Christian kindness and to provide them with 'protection in their civil rights' as British subjects
The worldly man treats certain people kindly because he 'likes' them: the Christian, trying to treat every one kindly, finds him liking more and more people as he goes on - including people he could not even have imagined himself liking at the beginning.
Our task is to stand tall in God's love, secure in our place, sparkling in kindness, surrounded by his goodness, freely giving to all who come our way. You, me, and the Christmas tree. Picked, purchased, and pruned.
In vain have I looked for the Christian to take me by the hand and invite me to his cabin the way our fathers welcomed him, not out of curiosity, but out of friendship.
First Published American Indian Author. His last public speech.