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.
To laugh often and much: To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you lived. This is to have succeeded.
The truth of a proposition has nothing to do with its credibility. And vice versa.
A Safe Place To Stand
In the days of the westward expansion in north America, when men saw that a
prairie fire was coming, what would they do? There was no way for them to
outrun it guess the safe route out. The pioneers took a match, burned the
grass in a designated area around them, and then they would take their stand
in the burned area and be safe from the threatening prairie fire. As the
roar of the flames approached, they would not be afraid. Even as the ocean
of fire surged around them there was no fear, because fire had already
passed over the place where they stood.
Jesus said, "I have come to bring fire upon the earth, and how I wish it
were already kindled! But I have a baptism to undergo..." There is no
escaping the judgment and division (fire) that has come since Jesus'
sufferings on the cross (baptism). There is only one safe place to stand and
that is where the match of God's judgment has been struck: The foot of the
cross.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot build character by taking away man’s initiative. You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.
id: 2391 | source: Abraham Lincoln | tags: Politics, Responsibility