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.
Never undertake anything for which you wouldn't have the
courage to ask the blessing of heaven.
One doesn’t discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.
A man who gives in to temptation after five minutes simply does not know what it would have been like an hour later. That is why bad people, in one sense, know very little about badness. They have lived a sheltered life by always giving in.
By: C.S. Lewis
Source: Mere Christianity, pg 124-12
id: 2485 | source: Anonymous | tags: Temptation
Moreover, when I recalled what dangers I had undergone on behalf of these people even in my earlier advocacy, I decided that the credit of my earlier service must be preserved with a new favor. Indeed, there is a general consensus that you undermine earlier benefits unless you compound them with additional ones, for however often people have been in debt to you, once you refuse them some one thing, they remember that thing alone that has been denied to them.
[ancient testimony to the paradox of rising expectations]
id: 3052 | source: Pliny the Younger, Letters, 3.4.7 | tags: Expectations, Service
When you don't have momentum in ministry, you are tempted to redefine what it means to be minister. That's not bring minister. That's being a Christian. Christians walk in faithfulness. Ministers must also walk in fruitfulness. You're not sent to just walk on campus and feel good about yourself. You're sent to campus to minister to students - and that means you've got to gather students to minister to!
id: 3545 | source: Matt Herman, Beta conference 2026 | tags: Campus Ministry, Chi Alpha, Faithfulness, Ministry