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.
Setting aside the scandal caused by His Messianic claims
and His reputation as a political firebrand, only two
accusations of personal depravity seem to have been brought
against Jesus of Nazareth. First, that He was a Sabbath-
breaker. Secondly, that He was "a gluttonous man and a
winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners" -- or (to draw
aside the veil of Elizabethan English that makes it sound so
much more respectable) that He ate too heartily, drank too
freely, and kept very disreputable company, including grafters
of the lowest type and ladies who were no better than they
should be. For nineteen and a half centuries, the Christian
Churches have laboured, not without success, to remove this
unfortunate impression made by their Lord and Master. They
have hustled the Magdalens from the Communion-table, founded
Total Abstinence Societies in the name of Him who made the
water wine, and added improvements of their own, such as
various bans and anathemas upon dancing and theatre-going.
They have transferred the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday, and,
feeling that the original commandment "Thou shalt not work" was
rather half-hearted, have added to it the new commandment,
"Thou shalt not play."
"What is Real?" asked the Rabbit one day, when they were lying side by side. "Does it mean having things that buzz inside you and a stick-out-handle?"
"Real isn't how you're made," said the Skin Horse. "It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real."
"Does it hurt?" asked the Rabbit.
"Sometimes," said the Skin Horse, [for he was always truthful]. "When you are Real you don't mind being hurt."
"Does it happen all at once, like being wound up, or bit by bit?"
"It doesn't happen all at once. You become. It takes a long time--that’s why it doesn't often happen to people who break easily or have sharp edges or have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all because once you are Real, you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand."
id: 1544 | source: The Velveteen Rabbit | tags: Friendship, Relationships
Great men are but life-sized. Most of them, indeed, are rather short. – Sir Max Beerbohm, 1920.
Work is having responsibility for resources in order to benefit others and serve God. This does not equal having a job for pay. Serving a family, volunteering, belonging to a neighborhood, owning possessions, being a citizen as well as holding a job all qualify as work biblically. The key issue is how do you view these responsibilities? Do you handle these as worshipful service to God?
By: Pete Hammond
Source: Lecture, 1989
The Bible never tells you to pray for humility. It tells you to humble yourself.
When God humbles us it's called humiliation. You have two choices--humble yourself or be humiliated. I've had both happen, and I choose to humble myself.
(paraphrased)