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.
A disciple of another sect once came to Drescher as he was eating his morning meal. "I would like to give you this personality test", said the outsider, "because I want you to be happy." Drescher took the paper that was offered him and put it into the toaster -- "I wish the toaster to be happy too".
id: 598 | source: Anonymous | tags: Folly, Psychology, Reductionism
Ron used to tell his new member's class: "Stay here for a year or less & someone's gonna make you mad. Then we'll see how much of Jesus you have."
id: 1064 | source: Ron McManus, AGTS Leadership Roundtable 2000 | tags: Conflict, Fruit Of The Spirit
If someone wants proof that [Jesus] is alive... all I can say in honesty is that I have none to give. No preacher can prove it, no teacher, no book, not even the Bible. It defies logic and reason, and it breaks the laws of nature as we understand them. If we are to believe he is really alive with all that that implies, then we have to believe without proof. And of course that is the only way it could be. If it could be somehow proved, then we would have no choice but to believe. We would lose our freedom not to believe. And in the very moment that we lost that freedom, we would cease to be human beings. Our love of God would have been forced upon us, and love that is forced is of course not love at all. Love must be freely given. Love must live in the freedom not to love; it must take risks. Love must be prepared to suffer even as Jesus on the Cross suffered, and part of that suffering is doubt, even as Jesus on the Cross doubted.
id: 1662 | source: Frederic Buechner, The Magnificent Defeat | tags: Apologetics, Doubt, Faith, Resurrection
Top 10 Signs You're from New York City
1. You say "the city" and expect everyone to know that this means Manhattan.
2. You secretly envy cabbies for their driving skill.
3. You have never been to the Statue of Liberty or the Empire State Building.
4. You can get into a four-hour argument about how to get from Columbus
Circle to Battery Park at 3:30 on the Friday before a long weekend, but can't find Wisconsin on a map.
5. You believe that being able to swear at people in their own language makes you multilingual.
6. You think $7.00 to cross a bridge is a fair price.
7. Your door has more than three locks.
8. You go to a hockey game for the fighting. In the stands. To participate.
9. The most frequently used part of your car is the horn.
10. You consider eye contact an act of overt aggression.
Displaying affirmations has always struck me as idiotic; I mean, what if someone who isn't a very nice person comes into your living room? Would you want the next Hitler to read "All the things I want are good" on your living room wall?
id: 2664 | source: Dan Savage, Skipping Towards Gomorrah p 198 | tags: Affirmation