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Saturday, August 15, 2026

Many people care, and other quotes

The posting of quotes of 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.)

“Many people care more about looking good than doing good.” -- Jeffrey Mead (in context Jeffrey meant “looking like they’re doing good” rather than physical appearance, but the quote makes sense that way too) 

“The church is preparing for a picnic, but God is preparing us for a war.” -- Leonard Ravenhill

“No one is a gift to the body of Christ who is not a gift to a local church.” -- H. B. Charles Jr.

“If we are strangers to God’s Spirit, we must continue strangers to his word.” -- George Whitefield

“Truth doesn’t have a color.” -- Charles E. Hamilton Jr.

“The fact that a minister is conscious of title may suggest that he lacks the mind of Christ who by his example made himself of no reputation.” -- Ayoola Oke

“A person warning you about your sin loves you way more than a person joining you in your sin.” -- Traci Coston

“If your absence doesn’t bother them then your presence never mattered to them.” -- Kenny Baldwin

“Do you take the Bible literally? … I take the Bible literarily.” -- Keith Foskey

“Keep clear fences, but keep them low, and shake hands over them often.” -- Mark Dever

“There is no university for a Christian like that of sorrow and trial.” -- Charles Spurgeon

“Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact.” -- George Eliot

“You can dress to be chaste or dress to be chased; but only one honors God.” -- Attributed to Jimmy Chapman

“…the translation conversation has turned from an objective text that can be compared to a subjective test of readability that differs for each reader.” -- Joe Shakour

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