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.
I have seen the future and it is just like the present, only longer.
A boy whose mother had tried everything from bribery to reasoning to painting his thumb with lemon juice to discourage him sucking it, was finally told, "If you don't stop sucking your thumb, your stomach is going to blow up like a balloon." Later that day, walking in the park, mother and son saw a pregnant woman sitting on a bench. The four-year-old walked up to her, considered her gravely for a minute, then said, "Naughty ... I know what you've been doing."
id: 663 | source: Anonymous | tags: Children, Humor, Perception
"There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes."
Every day the church here (in Antioch] feeds 3000 people.
Besides this, the church daily helps provide food and clothes
for prisoners, the hospitalized, pilgrims, cripples, churchmen,
and others. If only ten [other groups of] people were willing
to do this, there wouldn't be a single poor man left in town.
id: 1455 | source: St. John Chrysostom (345?-407) | tags: Compassion, Giving, Money, Poverty