Ride the Wild Horses! The Christian Use of Our Untamed Impulses J. Wallace Hamilton

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Should we give free rein to our emotions? Should we suppress them? Or should we release them to the will of God? Here are twelve sermons on the Christian use of our untamed impulses. Each is dramatic, profound, startling in conception and beautiful in development, packed with fresh and pertinent illustrations drawn from science, literature, human experience, Main Street, the Bible, and the current newspaper. Here is Christ's answer and the Gospel answer to our human needs. All our God-given energies are meant for constructive and spiritual use. They should not be destroyed, or beaten down, or bottled up. Christ does not break the spirit of a man any more than we should break the spirit of a highly tempered horse. Fear was meant to be an ally of the good. Anger can be harnessed for social righteousness, frustrations can be fruitful, even ambition (the drum major instinct, as in James and John) can be a driving force for service. Don't tame (subdue) the horses. Ride them, rejoicing in their strength. This book will find a hearty welcome among preachers who are interested in vital preaching and sound counseling. It will also be widely read by laymen seeking sensible help in spiritual adjustment to the confusion of modern living and in using God-given powers within themselves in building real Christian character.