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.
There are days when it takes all you've got just to keep up with the losers.
id: 1482 | source: Robert Orben | tags: Discipline, Persistence
How to construct good messages:
1) Create Attention: "here's a problem that needs to be resolved
2) Integrate Scripture: "fortunately, we're not the first ones to wrestle with this"
3) Clarify The Significance: "here's why this answer matters"
4) Apply The Concept: "and here's how to make it work in real life"
The church also communicates ungrace through its lack of unity. Mark Twain used to say that he put a cat and a dog in a cage together as an experiment, to see if they could get along. They did, so he put in a bird, pig and goat. They, too, got along fine after a few adjustments. Then he put a Baptist, Presbyterian, and Catholic; soon there was not a living thing. – What’s So Amazing About Grace, p. 33
id: 2170 | source: Anonymous | tags: Church, Conflict, Denominations, Religion
Cultivate only the habits that you are willing should master you." -- Elbert Hubbard
Fear and worry are a lot like a scarecrow. What harm can a scarecrow do? We scarecrow constructors know that the answer is "none," but the birds don't know that.
You're smarter than a bird. That's why the prophet Jeremiah says that some of the enemy's greatest threats are "like a scarecrow in a melon patch.... Do not fear them; they can do no harm" (Jeremiah 10:5)....
If those black birds ever figured out our strategy, they'd realize that a scarecrow is actually a tip-off to the location of the best corn. So isn't it possible that the very fears the enemy tries to plant in your mind are unwitting advertisements to God's good stuff?