Quote of the Day

Spurgeon wrote something to the effect that it is better to be a lean bird in the woods than a fat bird in a cage. Today’s young minister is tempted to feather his next in a comfortable parish with plenty of security. A caged eagle is a sad sight but sadder still is a caged preacher. Gypsy Smith used to say, “I was born in a field; don’t put me in a flowerpot!”