These are quotes which stood out to me, possibly for use in a sermon someday. Their presence here does not mean I agree with them, it merely shows that I might want to reference them later. The default view is five random selections. Use the tag list on the right to view all quotes relevant to that theme.
The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and for deeds left undone.
id: 440 | source: Harriet Beecher Stowe | tags: Perspective, Relationships
Never... think we have a due knowledge of ourselves till we have been exposed to various kinds of temptations, and tried on every side. Integrity on one side of our character is no voucher for integrity on another. We cannot tell how we should act if brought under temptations different from those we have hitherto experienced. This thought should keep us humble. We are sinners, but we do not know how great. He alone knows who died for our sins.
In particular, I had learned that that intensity is crucial for any progress in spiritual perception and understanding. To dribble a few verses or chapters of Scripture on oneself through the week, in church or out, will not reorder one's mind and spirit--just as one drop of water every five minutes will not get you a shower, no matter how long you keep it up. You need a lot of water at once, and for a sufficiently long time. Similarly for the written Word.
(I use this as an illustration of worship in the church as well)
id: 1585 | source: Dallas Willard, the Divine Conspiracy, p 356 | tags: Church, Discipline, Habit, Worship
May the love of God the Father, the grace and mercy of Jesus Christ, the power and comfort of the Holy Spirit, be with you and abide with you, here and everywhere, now and forevermore. Amen.
id: 1937 | source: Hollywood Presbyterian Church in the 60s and 70s | tags: Benediction
I do not know what befell Mother Theresa of Calcutta when she died, nor what has become of Joseph Stalin. But the same thing cannot have come upon both. If there is any moral rhyme or reason in the universe, all human beings cannot be equally well off as soon as they breathe their last and wake again.