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.
The difference between a trial and a temptation is the difference between a test and a trap. A teacher (God) gives a test to allow you to demonstrate your excellence, whereas an enemy (Satan) sets a trap to harm you. God gives you an opportunity to do what is right. Satan gives you an opportunity to do what is wrong.
id: 187 | source: Glen, 1997 | tags: Temptation
"I was in New Hampshire with my family at a pizza place. The kid working there goes, 'Hey, you look like Adam Sandler.' I said, 'Yeah, I know.' He goes, 'What's your name?' I go 'Adam Sandler.' And he goes, 'Whoa, that's a coincidence.'"
There is no satisfactory substitute for brains,
but in some cases silence does pretty well.
Thinking of the fullness and duration of this wonderful life, W. B.
Hinson, a great preacher of a past generation, spoke from his own
experience just before he died. He said, "I remember a year ago when a
doctor told me, 'You have an illness from which you won't recover.' I
walked out to where I live 5 miles from Portland, Oregon, and I looked
across at that mountain that I love. I looked at the river in which I
rejoice, and I looked at the stately trees that are always God's own
poetry to my soul. Then in the evening I looked up into the great sky
where God was lighting His lamps, and I said, ' I may not see you many
more times, but Mountain, I shall be alive when you are gone; and River,
I shall be alive when you cease running toward the sea; and Stars, I
shall be alive when you have fallen from your sockets in the great down
pulling of the material universe!'"
Basically, you learn two kinds of things in college:
Things you will need to know in later life (two hours). These include how to make collect telephone calls and get beer stains out of your pajamas.
Things you will not need to know in later life (1,998 hours). These are the things you learn in classes whose names end in -ology, - - -osophy, -istry, -ics, and so on. The idea is, you memorize these things, then write them down in little exam books, then forget them. If you fail to forget them, you become a professor and have to stay in college for the rest of your life.