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Friday, July 14, 2017

Can never be domesticated, and other quotes

The posting of quotes by human authors does not constitute agreement with either the quotes or their sources. (I try to confirm the sources that I give, but may miss on occasion; please verify if possible.)

"The word of God is to be spoken in every tongue, but it can never be domesticated in any." - Lesslie Newbigin

"Shallow roots yield meager fruits." -- Copied

"In the beginning was the Word, not the video." -- Ravi Zacharias

"We owe a great debt to those who point out our faults. For they mortify us." -- Pascal

"One ship drives east, and another west with the self-same winds that blow; ‘Tis the set of the sails and not the gales, that decides the way to go." -- Ella Wheeler Wilcox

"Your ministry is the person God puts in front of you." -- Copied

"Perfectionism will make you sour, mean, and judgmental, and it will rob you of the freedom Jesus died to give you." -- Steve Brown

"God assigns imperfect people to raise more imperfect people." -- Heard

"Don't tell me what to think; provide reasons and facts and arguments." -- Andrew Albers

"Christianity defines wisdom not in terms of ideas articulated but rather in terms of behaviors adopted. James 5:13." -- Bart Barber

"A cause, even a negative cause, provides a group to belong to. It is one way we nurse our grudges, and it feels good. But whenever we gather around grievance rather than Jesus, that is counterfeit community, black-market relationships, and that negativity is on a collision course with reality. It cannot succeed long-term." -- Ray Ortlund

"Children do not need self-esteem; They need God esteem." -- Dannah Gresh

"The gospel has lost none of its ancient power. It is as much today, 'The power of God unto salvation'." -- Bill Bryant

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