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Saturday, January 31, 2015

Preacher's reputation and other quotes

The posting of quotes does not constitute agreement with either the quotes or their sources.

"The preacher who is concerned with gaining a reputation, rising in his profession, is always in bondage." -- Vance Havner

"When potty-mouth preachers, hoochie-coochie 'worship' teams, and coffee lounges are what it takes, churches have a problem." -- Max (last name unknown)

"The command to hold is the command to hold, even if everyone else lets go." -- Allen Michael Rea

"A horrible pastor loves the imaginary people who don’t go to his church more than the real people who are already there." -- Andy Flowers

"Expect lost people to act like lost people; however, churches and Christians should not follow along with them." -- Allen Michael Rea

"If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving one be me." -- W. H. Auden

"No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another." -- Charles Dickens

"They're sharing a drink they call loneliness, But it's better than drinking alone." -- Billy Joel

"Jesus extended kindness without exclusions, conditions, or asterisks." -- Jonathan Merritt

"The point is not to speak to the culture. The point is to change it." -- William Willimon

Man is "a poor, sinful, crawling reptile, a wretch defiled, morning, noon, and night, with everything foul and filthy, who has broken the law of God a million times, and cannot keep it a single moment!" -- J. C. Philpot

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Greetings Bro. Vaughn, I enjoy reading "Preacher's reputation and other quotes" Thanks.

Ralph Dale

R. L. Vaughn said...

Thanks, Brother, for your comment and appreciation. Good to know you are reading and hope you find some things a blessing to you.