Like the potato, and other quotes

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“The man who has nothing to boast of but his illustrious ancestry is like the potato – the best part under the ground.” -- Thomas Overbury

“You ought not give out tracts if you are not making the right tracks with your life.” -- Heard

“There is a faith that refuses deliverance as well as a faith that brings deliverance.” -- Peter Connolly

“Preaching is more than information transfer. It’s spiritual surgery, an act of love as we cut and stitch up the saints God has entrusted to our care.” -- Collin Hansen

“The truth as it is in Christ, is man’s most blessed heritage.” -- J. B. Gambrell

“The act of feet washing requires a stoop which the old man in every Christian feels a repugnance to make.” -- From the circular letter of the Contentnea Baptist Association, 1836

“God’s discipline is always defined.” -- Steve Brown

“I’m not old; I’ve just been young for a very long time!” -- Heard

“If I wake up tomorrow, great! If not, even better!” -- Leo R. “Hawkeye” Stanley

“Our measures of ministry success reflect all of the values and metrics of the world and none of the values of God.” -- Phillip Powers

“It is never safe to jump at conclusions – you may get a nasty fall.” -- Uncredited, copied from an old newspaper

“It is never safe to argue with temptation – you might as well debate with a rattlesnake.” -- Uncredited, copied from an old newspaper

“I write plain truths, in plain language, for plain people.” -- John Angell James