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.
For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism.
It frequently happens that the value of a thing lies in the
fact that someone has possessed it. A very ordinary thing
acquires a new value, if it has been possessed by some famous
person. In any museum we will find quite ordinary things --
clothes, a walking-stick, a pen, pieces of furniture -- which
are only of value because they were possessed and used by some
great person. It is the ownership which gives them worth. It
is so with the Christian. The Christian may be a very ordinary
person, but he acquires a new value and dignity and greatness
because he belongs to God. The greatness of the Christian lies
in the fact that he is God's.
id: 814 | source: William Barkley, The Letters of James and Peter | tags: Self-image
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William H. Hinson tells us why animal trainers carry a stool when they go into a cage of lions. They have their whips, of course, and their pistols are at their sides. But invariably they also carry a stool. Hinson says it is the most important tool of the trainer. He holds the stool by the back and thrusts the legs toward the face of the wild animal. Those who know maintain that the animal tries to focus on all four legs at once. In the attempt to focus on all four, a kind of paralysis overwhelms the animal, and it becomes tame, weak, and disabled because its attention is fragmented.