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“The New Testament word for repentance means changing one’s mind so that one’s views, values, goals, and ways are changed and one’s whole life is lived differently. The change is radical, both inwardly and outwardly; mind and judgment, will and affections, behavior and lifestyle, motives and purposes, are all involved. Repenting means starting a new life.” -J. I. Packer: “Concise Theology,” page 162
James I. Packer was born in 1926
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Yield not to temptation for yielding is sin:
Each victory will help you some other to win.
-H. R. Palmer
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“A living faith is always on trial; we call it faith for that reason. When I read in some alarmist book that the Christian faith is now on trial, or ‘at the crossroads,’ my impulse is to answer, ‘Why not?’ Does anybody know a time when the Christian faith was not on trial, or when the Christian life was a simple walkover, with neither principalities nor powers to dispute its advance?” -J. Edgar Park
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“Everywhere I find the signature the autograph of God and he will never deny his own handwriting. God has set his tabernacle in the dewdrop as surely as in the sun. No man can any more create the smallest flower than he could create the greatest world.” -Joseph Parker
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“Let us wager the gain and the loss is wagering that God is. Let us consider the two possibilities. If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing. Hesitate not, then, to wager that He is.” -Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662)
“Nature has perfections, in order to show that she is the image of God; and defects, to show that she is only his image.” -Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662)
Blaise Pascal was born in 1623. He was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, moralist, and a Christian theologian. Blaise Pascal passed on in 1662.
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“Dear Lord who made the face of me not all that I would have it be not really homely only plain but strong and patient in the main. Yet one a man apart who found me fair and gave his heart. Now Lord that I have grown more sage . . . into middle age. I only ask as face grows lines of countenance it be described as kind; that wrinkles by my eyes will show a little humor as I go; that I may view my humble scene with glance of one content serene through grateful shining eyes that see the blessings you have given me.” -Ruth Perry
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“I thoroughly believe in a university education for both men and women, but I believe a knowledge of the Bible without a college course is more valuable than a college course without the Bible.” -William Lyon Phelps
William Lyon Phelps was born on 2 January 1865 in New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America. He was an American educator and journalist. William Lyon Phelps passed on at 78 years of age on 21 August 1943 in New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America.
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“Following the way of Jesus Christ and doing all we can for His cause and for our fellow men expresses something of our worship in action. But how to give Him a present to express our love is a bit of a problem. How can you give God anything when He owns everything? But does He? How about that power to choose that precious free will that He has given to every living personality and which He so greatly respects? That is the only present we can give our selves with all our powers of spirit mind and body willingly freely given because we love Him. That is the best and highest worship that you and I can offer and I am sure that it is this above all that God most highly appreciates.” -J. B. Phillips
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“Christianity is a battle, not a dream.” -Wendell Phillips
“One, on God’s side, is a majority.” -Wendell Phillips: “Harper’s Ferry” (1 November 1859) lecture in Brooklyn, New York
Wendell Phillips was born on 29 November 1811 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America. He was a lawyer and an orator (public speaker). He opened a law practice in 1834 in Boston. Wendell Phillips passed on in 1884.
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For the joy of ear and eye,
for the heart and mind’s delight,
for the mystic harmony,
linking sense to sound and sight;
Lord of all, to thee we raise
this our hymn of grateful praise.
-Folliat S. Pierpoint: “For the Beauty of the Earth” (1864)
Note: Hymn based on Ephesians, chapter 5, verse 20. For complete lyrics, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_the_Beauty_of_the_Earth.
Folliott Sandford Pierpoint was born on 7 October 1835 in Spa Villa, Bath, England. He became a hymnwriter, a hymnodist, and a poet. Folliott Sandford Pierpoint passed on at 81 years of age on 10 March 1917 in Newport, Wales.
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“Do not fear the challenges of life but approach them patiently with faith in God. He will reward your faith with power not only to endure but also to overcome hardships disappointments trials and struggles of daily living. Through diligently striving to live the law of God and with faith in Him we will not be diverted from our eternal course.” -Rex D. Pinegar
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“Anybody who has been seriously engaged in scientific work of any kind realizes that over the entrance to the gates of the temple of science are written the words: Ye must have faith. It is a quality which the scientist cannot dispense with.” -Max Planck
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“Faith, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the human race; whose continuing mission is to trust God in all areas and not waver, to seek out new insights from His Word, and to boldly offer Salvation to all who’ll listen.” -Graham Pockett: parody of Gene Roddenberry’s introduction to the “Star Trek” television series
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“An honest man’s the noblest work of God.” -Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope was born in 1688. He was lame from birth. He became an English satirist and poet who wrote in heroic couplet forms and satirical verses. He is known for his translation of “Homer” into English. Alexander Pope passed away on 30 May 1744.
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“What we are is God’s gift to us. What we become is our gift to God.” -Eleanor Powell
Eleanor Torrey Powell was born on 21 November 1912 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States of America. She was married (1943 - 1959) to Glenn Ford. She was a film actress and dancer of the 1930’s and 1940’s, known for her exuberant solo tap dancing. Eleanor Powell passed on at 69 years of age on 11 February 1982 in Beverly Hills, California, United States of America.
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“Happiest are they who mix prayer and toil, until God answers the one and rewards the other.” -Irenaeus Prime
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“The New Testament word for repentance means changing one’s mind so that one’s views, values, goals, and ways are changed and one’s whole life is lived differently. The change is radical, both inwardly and outwardly; mind and judgment, will and affections, behavior and lifestyle, motives and purposes, are all involved. Repenting means starting a new life.” -J. I. Packer: “Concise Theology,” page 162
James I. Packer was born in 1926
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Yield not to temptation for yielding is sin:
Each victory will help you some other to win.
-H. R. Palmer
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“A living faith is always on trial; we call it faith for that reason. When I read in some alarmist book that the Christian faith is now on trial, or ‘at the crossroads,’ my impulse is to answer, ‘Why not?’ Does anybody know a time when the Christian faith was not on trial, or when the Christian life was a simple walkover, with neither principalities nor powers to dispute its advance?” -J. Edgar Park
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“Everywhere I find the signature the autograph of God and he will never deny his own handwriting. God has set his tabernacle in the dewdrop as surely as in the sun. No man can any more create the smallest flower than he could create the greatest world.” -Joseph Parker
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“Let us wager the gain and the loss is wagering that God is. Let us consider the two possibilities. If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing. Hesitate not, then, to wager that He is.” -Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662)
“Nature has perfections, in order to show that she is the image of God; and defects, to show that she is only his image.” -Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662)
Blaise Pascal was born in 1623. He was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, moralist, and a Christian theologian. Blaise Pascal passed on in 1662.
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“Dear Lord who made the face of me not all that I would have it be not really homely only plain but strong and patient in the main. Yet one a man apart who found me fair and gave his heart. Now Lord that I have grown more sage . . . into middle age. I only ask as face grows lines of countenance it be described as kind; that wrinkles by my eyes will show a little humor as I go; that I may view my humble scene with glance of one content serene through grateful shining eyes that see the blessings you have given me.” -Ruth Perry
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“I thoroughly believe in a university education for both men and women, but I believe a knowledge of the Bible without a college course is more valuable than a college course without the Bible.” -William Lyon Phelps
William Lyon Phelps was born on 2 January 1865 in New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America. He was an American educator and journalist. William Lyon Phelps passed on at 78 years of age on 21 August 1943 in New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America.
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“Following the way of Jesus Christ and doing all we can for His cause and for our fellow men expresses something of our worship in action. But how to give Him a present to express our love is a bit of a problem. How can you give God anything when He owns everything? But does He? How about that power to choose that precious free will that He has given to every living personality and which He so greatly respects? That is the only present we can give our selves with all our powers of spirit mind and body willingly freely given because we love Him. That is the best and highest worship that you and I can offer and I am sure that it is this above all that God most highly appreciates.” -J. B. Phillips
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“Christianity is a battle, not a dream.” -Wendell Phillips
“One, on God’s side, is a majority.” -Wendell Phillips: “Harper’s Ferry” (1 November 1859) lecture in Brooklyn, New York
Wendell Phillips was born on 29 November 1811 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America. He was a lawyer and an orator (public speaker). He opened a law practice in 1834 in Boston. Wendell Phillips passed on in 1884.
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For the joy of ear and eye,
for the heart and mind’s delight,
for the mystic harmony,
linking sense to sound and sight;
Lord of all, to thee we raise
this our hymn of grateful praise.
-Folliat S. Pierpoint: “For the Beauty of the Earth” (1864)
Note: Hymn based on Ephesians, chapter 5, verse 20. For complete lyrics, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_the_Beauty_of_the_Earth.
Folliott Sandford Pierpoint was born on 7 October 1835 in Spa Villa, Bath, England. He became a hymnwriter, a hymnodist, and a poet. Folliott Sandford Pierpoint passed on at 81 years of age on 10 March 1917 in Newport, Wales.
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“Do not fear the challenges of life but approach them patiently with faith in God. He will reward your faith with power not only to endure but also to overcome hardships disappointments trials and struggles of daily living. Through diligently striving to live the law of God and with faith in Him we will not be diverted from our eternal course.” -Rex D. Pinegar
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“Anybody who has been seriously engaged in scientific work of any kind realizes that over the entrance to the gates of the temple of science are written the words: Ye must have faith. It is a quality which the scientist cannot dispense with.” -Max Planck
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“Faith, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the human race; whose continuing mission is to trust God in all areas and not waver, to seek out new insights from His Word, and to boldly offer Salvation to all who’ll listen.” -Graham Pockett: parody of Gene Roddenberry’s introduction to the “Star Trek” television series
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“An honest man’s the noblest work of God.” -Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope was born in 1688. He was lame from birth. He became an English satirist and poet who wrote in heroic couplet forms and satirical verses. He is known for his translation of “Homer” into English. Alexander Pope passed away on 30 May 1744.
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“What we are is God’s gift to us. What we become is our gift to God.” -Eleanor Powell
Eleanor Torrey Powell was born on 21 November 1912 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States of America. She was married (1943 - 1959) to Glenn Ford. She was a film actress and dancer of the 1930’s and 1940’s, known for her exuberant solo tap dancing. Eleanor Powell passed on at 69 years of age on 11 February 1982 in Beverly Hills, California, United States of America.
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“Happiest are they who mix prayer and toil, until God answers the one and rewards the other.” -Irenaeus Prime
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