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“At the Day of Judgment, we shall not be asked what we have read, but what we have done.” -Thomas à Kempis
“Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.” -Thomas à Kempis
“Be thankful for the smallest blessing, and you will deserve to receive greater. Value the least gifts no less than the greatest, and simple graces as special favors. If you remember the dignity of the Giver, no gift will seem small or mean, for nothing can be valueless that is given by the most high God.” -Thomas à Kempis
“Do not be grieved if you do not enjoy popular favor; grieve rather that you do not live as well and carefully as befits a servant of God.” -Thomas à Kempis
“Do not be influenced by the importance of the writer, and whether his learning be great or small, but let the love of pure truth draw you to read. Do not inquire, “Who said this?” but pay attention to what is said.” -Thomas à Kempis: “Of the Imitation of Christ” (1418), Book 1, chapter 4: ‘On Prudence in Action’
“Do not let your peace depend on what people say of you, for whether they speak good or ill of you makes no difference to what you are. True peace and joy is to be found in Me alone. He who is neither anxious to please nor afraid to displease men enjoys true peace.” -Thomas à Kempis: “Of the Imitation of Christ” (1418), Book 3, chapter 28: ‘Against Slander’
“For such is the weakness of human nature, alas, that evil is often more readily believed and spoken of another than good. But perfect men do not easily believe every tale that is told them, for they know that man’s nature is prone to evil, and his words to deception.” -Thomas à Kempis: “Of the Imitation of Christ” (1418), Book 1, chapter 4: ‘On Prudence in Action’
“He has great tranquility of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the fault-finding of men. He will easily be content and pacified, whose conscience is pure. You are not holier if you are praised, nor the more worthless if you are found fault with. What you are, that you are; neither by word can you be made greater than what you are in the sight of God.” - Thomas à Kempis: “Of the Imitation of Christ” (1418)
“I have no rest, but in a nook, with the Book.” -Thomas à Kempis
“If thou shalt remain faithful and zealous in labor, doubt not that God shall be faithful and bountiful in rewarding thee. It is thy duty to have a good hope that thou wilt attain the victory: but thou must not fall into security lest thou become slothful or lifted up.” -Thomas à Kempis
“If you cannot mould yourself entirely as you would wish, how can you expect other people to be entirely to your liking?” -Thomas à Kempis
“In judging others, a man labors in vain; he often errs, and easily falls into sin; but in judging and examining himself, he always labors to good purpose.” -Thomas à Kempis: “Of the Imitation of Christ” (1418)
“Jesus hath many lovers of His heavenly kingdom, but few bearers of His Cross. He hath many seekers of comfort, but few of tribulation. He findeth many companions of His table, but few of His fasting. All desire to rejoice with Him, few are willing to undergo anything for His sake. Many follow Jesus that they may eat of His loaves, but few that they may drink of the cup of His passion. Many are astonished at His miracles, few follow after the shame of His Cross. Many love Jesus so long as no adversities happen to them. Many praise Him and bless Him, so long as they receive any comforts from Him. But if Jesus hide Himself and withdraw a little while, they fall either into complaining or into too great dejection of mind.” -Thomas à Kempis
“Man proposes, but God disposes.” -Thomas à Kempis: “Of the Imitation of Christ” (1418), Book i, Chapter 19
“Of two evils, the less is always to be chosen.” -Thomas à Kempis: “Of the Imitation of Christ” (1418), Book iii, Chapter 12
“Oh how swiftly the glory of the world passes away! If only the lives of these men had been as admirable as their learning, their study and reading would have been to good purpose! But how many in this world care little for the service of God, and perish in their vain learning. Because they choose to be great rather than humble, they perish in their own conceit.” -Thomas à Kempis: “Of the Imitation of Christ” (1418), book i, chapter 3
“Oh, how great peace and quietness would he possess who should cut off all vain anxiety and place all his confidence in God.” -Thomas à Kempis
“What doth it profit thee to enter into deep discussions concerning the Holy Trinity, if thou lack humility, and be thus displeasing to the Trinity? For verily it is not deep words that make a man holy and upright; it is a good life which maketh a man dear to God. I had rather feel contrition than be skillful in the definition thereof. If thou knewest the whole Bible, and the sayings of all the philosophers, what should this profit thee without the love and grace of God?” -Thomas à Kempis: “Of the Imitation of Christ” (1418)
“When Christ was in the world, He was despised by men; in the hour of need He was forsaken by acquaintances and left by friends to the depths of scorn. He was willing to suffer and to be despised; do you dare to complain of anything? He had enemies and defamers; do you want everyone to be your friend, your benefactor? How can your patience be rewarded if no adversity tests it? How can you be a friend of Christ if you are not willing to suffer any hardship? Suffer with Christ and for Christ if you wish to reign with Him. Had you but once entered into perfect communion with Jesus or tasted a little of His ardent love, you would care nothing at all for your own comfort or discomfort but would rejoice in the reproach you suffer; for love of Him makes a man despise himself.” -Thomas a Kempis: “Of the Imitation of Christ” (1418)
“Whoever loves much, does much.” -Thomas à Kempis: “Of the Imitation of Christ” (1418), I, xv
Thomas à Kempis was born in 1380. Thomas à Kempis passed on in 1471.
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“The person who has a firm trust in the Supreme Being is powerful in his power, wise by his wisdom, happy by his happiness.” -Joseph Addison
Joseph Addison was born on 1 May 1672 in Milston, Wiltshire, England, as the eldest son of Reverend Lancelot Addison. He became an essayist, a dramatist, a poet, a politician, and co-founder with Richard Steele of “The Spectator” (1711 - 1712) magazine. Joseph Addison passed on at 47 years of age on 17 June 1719 in London, England.
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“A Christian must not while away time. Get engaged in something.” -Sunday Adelaja
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“All my theology is reduced to this narrow compass - Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.” -Archibald Alexander (1772 - 1851)
Archibald Alexander was born in 1772. Archibald Alexander passed on in 1851.
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“When you say a situation or a person is hopeless, you are slamming the door in the face of God.” -Charles L. Allen
Charles Livingstone Allen was born on 24 June 1913 in Newborn, Georgia, United States of America. He became an ordained minister and a pastor, and held the title Reverend, in the United Methodist denomination of Christianity. Charles Livingstone Allen passed on at 92 years of age on 30 August 2005 in Houston, Texas, United States of America.
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“There is little good in filling churches with people who go out exactly the same as they came in; the call of the Church is not to fill churches but to fill Heaven.” -Father Andrew: “The Way of Victory” (1938)
Henry Ernest Hardy, also known as Father Andrew, was born on 7 January 1869 in Kasauli, India. He became an Anglican clergyman, a friar, a painter, and a poet. He is known as a co-founder of the Society of Divine Compassion, which worked for the poor in the East End of London, England. Henry Ernest Hardy passed on at 77 years of age on 31 March 1946 in the East End of London, England.
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“Nor do I seek to understand that I may believe but I believe that I may understand. For this too I believe that unless I first believe I shall not understand.” -Anselm of Canterbury
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“True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of God.” -Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas was born in 1225 in Roccasecca, Italy. He became a Roman Catholic Christian priest and friar, a philosopher, and a theologian. Thomas Aquinas passed on in 1274.
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“Since nothing we intend is ever faultless and nothing we attempt ever without error and nothing we achieve without some measure of finitude and fallibility we call humanness, we are saved by forgiveness.” -David Augsburger
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“Already I had learned from thee that because a thing is eloquently expressed it should not be taken to be as necessarily true; nor because it is uttered with stammering lips should it be supposed false. A thing is not necessarily false because it is badly expressed, nor true because it is expressed magnificently.” -Augustine of Hippo: “Confessions” (about 397), V, 6
“God chooses us, not because we believe, but that we may believe.” -Augustine of Hippo
“If anyone will piously and soberly consider the sermon which our Lord Jesus spoke on the mount, as we read it in the Gospel according to Matthew, I think that he will find in it, so far as regards the highest morals, a perfect standard of the Christian life: and this we do not rashly venture to promise, but gather it from the very words of the Lord Himself. For the sermon itself is brought to a close in such a way, that it is clear there are in it all the precepts which go to mold the life . . . He has sufficiently indicated, as I think, that these sayings which He uttered on the mount so perfectly guide the life of those who may be willing to live according to them, that they may justly be compared to one building upon a rock.” -Augustine of Hippo: “On the Sermon on the Mount,” as translated by William Findlay (1888), Book I, Chapter. 1
“If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don’t like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself.” -Augustine of Hippo: as attributed in George Sweeting: “Who Said That?: More than 2,500 Usable Quotes and Illustrations” (1995)
“Love all men, even your enemies; love them, not because they are your brothers, but that they may become your brothers. Thus you will ever burn with fraternal love, both for him who is already your brother and for your enemy, that he may by loving become your brother . . . Even he that does not as yet believe in Christ . . . love him, and love him with fraternal love. He is not yet thy brother, but love him precisely that he may be thy brother.” -Augustine of Hippo: “Sermons,” Sermon 19:2 on the New Testament, page 436
“Love the sinner and hate the sin.” [translation to English]
“With love for mankind and hatred of sins [or vices].” [alternate translation to English]
“Cum dilectione hominum et odio vitiorum.” [original Latin]
-Augustine of Hippo: “Opera Omnia,” Vol II. Col. 962, letter 211
“Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special regard to those who, by the accidents of time, or place, or circumstance, are brought into closer connection with you.” -Augustine of Hippo: “Sermons,” Sermon 19:2 on the New Testament
“The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering.” -Augustine of Hippo
“What is love’s perfection? To love our enemies, and to love them to the end that they may be our brothers.” -Augustine of Hippo: “Ten Homilies on the First Epistle of John” (414), ‘First Homily’ (as translated by John Burnaby (1955), page 266)
“What, then, does He say? ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.’ We read in Scripture concerning the striving after temporal things, ‘All is vanity and presumption of spirit’; but presumption of spirit means audacity and pride: usually also the proud are said to have great spirits; and rightly, inasmuch as the wind also is called spirit. And hence it is written, ‘Fire, hail, snow, ice, spirit of tempest.’ But, indeed, who does not know that the proud are spoken of as puffed up, as if swelled out with wind? And hence also that expression of the apostle, ‘Knowledge puffs up, but charity edifies.’ And the poor in spirit are rightly understood here, as meaning the humble and God-fearing, i.e. those who have not the spirit which puffs up. Nor ought blessedness to begin at any other point whatever, if indeed it is to attain unto the highest wisdom; ‘but the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom’; for, on the other hand also, ‘pride’ is entitled ‘the beginning of all sin.’ Let the proud, therefore, seek after and love the kingdoms of the Earth; but ‘blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.” -Augustine of Hippo: “On the Sermon on the Mount,” as translated by William Findlay (1888), Book I, Ch. 1
Augustine of Hippo, also known as Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis, was born as Aurelius Augustine on C.E. 13 November 354 in Thagaste, Numidia (now Souk Ahras, Algeria). He became a Christian theologian, a writer, and a bishop of Hippo in Roman Africa (396 - 430). He is known for his works, “The Confessions of Saint Augustine” and “The City of God.” Augustine of Hippo passed on at 75 years of age on C.E. 28 August 430 in Hippo Regius, Numidia (now Annaba, Algeria).
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“I have two planks for a bed, two stools, two cups and a basin. On my broken wall is a small card which says, ‘God hath chosen the weak things - I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.’ It is true I have passed through fire.” -Gladys Aylward: as quoted in Hannah Ward and Jennifer Wild, compilers: “The Lion Christian Quotation Collection” (1997)
Gladys Aylward was born in 1902. Gladys Aylward passed on in 1970.
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“At the Day of Judgment, we shall not be asked what we have read, but what we have done.” -Thomas à Kempis
“Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.” -Thomas à Kempis
“Be thankful for the smallest blessing, and you will deserve to receive greater. Value the least gifts no less than the greatest, and simple graces as special favors. If you remember the dignity of the Giver, no gift will seem small or mean, for nothing can be valueless that is given by the most high God.” -Thomas à Kempis
“Do not be grieved if you do not enjoy popular favor; grieve rather that you do not live as well and carefully as befits a servant of God.” -Thomas à Kempis
“Do not be influenced by the importance of the writer, and whether his learning be great or small, but let the love of pure truth draw you to read. Do not inquire, “Who said this?” but pay attention to what is said.” -Thomas à Kempis: “Of the Imitation of Christ” (1418), Book 1, chapter 4: ‘On Prudence in Action’
“Do not let your peace depend on what people say of you, for whether they speak good or ill of you makes no difference to what you are. True peace and joy is to be found in Me alone. He who is neither anxious to please nor afraid to displease men enjoys true peace.” -Thomas à Kempis: “Of the Imitation of Christ” (1418), Book 3, chapter 28: ‘Against Slander’
“For such is the weakness of human nature, alas, that evil is often more readily believed and spoken of another than good. But perfect men do not easily believe every tale that is told them, for they know that man’s nature is prone to evil, and his words to deception.” -Thomas à Kempis: “Of the Imitation of Christ” (1418), Book 1, chapter 4: ‘On Prudence in Action’
“He has great tranquility of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the fault-finding of men. He will easily be content and pacified, whose conscience is pure. You are not holier if you are praised, nor the more worthless if you are found fault with. What you are, that you are; neither by word can you be made greater than what you are in the sight of God.” - Thomas à Kempis: “Of the Imitation of Christ” (1418)
“I have no rest, but in a nook, with the Book.” -Thomas à Kempis
“If thou shalt remain faithful and zealous in labor, doubt not that God shall be faithful and bountiful in rewarding thee. It is thy duty to have a good hope that thou wilt attain the victory: but thou must not fall into security lest thou become slothful or lifted up.” -Thomas à Kempis
“If you cannot mould yourself entirely as you would wish, how can you expect other people to be entirely to your liking?” -Thomas à Kempis
“In judging others, a man labors in vain; he often errs, and easily falls into sin; but in judging and examining himself, he always labors to good purpose.” -Thomas à Kempis: “Of the Imitation of Christ” (1418)
“Jesus hath many lovers of His heavenly kingdom, but few bearers of His Cross. He hath many seekers of comfort, but few of tribulation. He findeth many companions of His table, but few of His fasting. All desire to rejoice with Him, few are willing to undergo anything for His sake. Many follow Jesus that they may eat of His loaves, but few that they may drink of the cup of His passion. Many are astonished at His miracles, few follow after the shame of His Cross. Many love Jesus so long as no adversities happen to them. Many praise Him and bless Him, so long as they receive any comforts from Him. But if Jesus hide Himself and withdraw a little while, they fall either into complaining or into too great dejection of mind.” -Thomas à Kempis
“Man proposes, but God disposes.” -Thomas à Kempis: “Of the Imitation of Christ” (1418), Book i, Chapter 19
“Of two evils, the less is always to be chosen.” -Thomas à Kempis: “Of the Imitation of Christ” (1418), Book iii, Chapter 12
“Oh how swiftly the glory of the world passes away! If only the lives of these men had been as admirable as their learning, their study and reading would have been to good purpose! But how many in this world care little for the service of God, and perish in their vain learning. Because they choose to be great rather than humble, they perish in their own conceit.” -Thomas à Kempis: “Of the Imitation of Christ” (1418), book i, chapter 3
“Oh, how great peace and quietness would he possess who should cut off all vain anxiety and place all his confidence in God.” -Thomas à Kempis
“What doth it profit thee to enter into deep discussions concerning the Holy Trinity, if thou lack humility, and be thus displeasing to the Trinity? For verily it is not deep words that make a man holy and upright; it is a good life which maketh a man dear to God. I had rather feel contrition than be skillful in the definition thereof. If thou knewest the whole Bible, and the sayings of all the philosophers, what should this profit thee without the love and grace of God?” -Thomas à Kempis: “Of the Imitation of Christ” (1418)
“When Christ was in the world, He was despised by men; in the hour of need He was forsaken by acquaintances and left by friends to the depths of scorn. He was willing to suffer and to be despised; do you dare to complain of anything? He had enemies and defamers; do you want everyone to be your friend, your benefactor? How can your patience be rewarded if no adversity tests it? How can you be a friend of Christ if you are not willing to suffer any hardship? Suffer with Christ and for Christ if you wish to reign with Him. Had you but once entered into perfect communion with Jesus or tasted a little of His ardent love, you would care nothing at all for your own comfort or discomfort but would rejoice in the reproach you suffer; for love of Him makes a man despise himself.” -Thomas a Kempis: “Of the Imitation of Christ” (1418)
“Whoever loves much, does much.” -Thomas à Kempis: “Of the Imitation of Christ” (1418), I, xv
Thomas à Kempis was born in 1380. Thomas à Kempis passed on in 1471.
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“The person who has a firm trust in the Supreme Being is powerful in his power, wise by his wisdom, happy by his happiness.” -Joseph Addison
Joseph Addison was born on 1 May 1672 in Milston, Wiltshire, England, as the eldest son of Reverend Lancelot Addison. He became an essayist, a dramatist, a poet, a politician, and co-founder with Richard Steele of “The Spectator” (1711 - 1712) magazine. Joseph Addison passed on at 47 years of age on 17 June 1719 in London, England.
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“A Christian must not while away time. Get engaged in something.” -Sunday Adelaja
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“All my theology is reduced to this narrow compass - Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.” -Archibald Alexander (1772 - 1851)
Archibald Alexander was born in 1772. Archibald Alexander passed on in 1851.
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“When you say a situation or a person is hopeless, you are slamming the door in the face of God.” -Charles L. Allen
Charles Livingstone Allen was born on 24 June 1913 in Newborn, Georgia, United States of America. He became an ordained minister and a pastor, and held the title Reverend, in the United Methodist denomination of Christianity. Charles Livingstone Allen passed on at 92 years of age on 30 August 2005 in Houston, Texas, United States of America.
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“There is little good in filling churches with people who go out exactly the same as they came in; the call of the Church is not to fill churches but to fill Heaven.” -Father Andrew: “The Way of Victory” (1938)
Henry Ernest Hardy, also known as Father Andrew, was born on 7 January 1869 in Kasauli, India. He became an Anglican clergyman, a friar, a painter, and a poet. He is known as a co-founder of the Society of Divine Compassion, which worked for the poor in the East End of London, England. Henry Ernest Hardy passed on at 77 years of age on 31 March 1946 in the East End of London, England.
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“Nor do I seek to understand that I may believe but I believe that I may understand. For this too I believe that unless I first believe I shall not understand.” -Anselm of Canterbury
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“True peace consists in not separating ourselves from the will of God.” -Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas was born in 1225 in Roccasecca, Italy. He became a Roman Catholic Christian priest and friar, a philosopher, and a theologian. Thomas Aquinas passed on in 1274.
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“Since nothing we intend is ever faultless and nothing we attempt ever without error and nothing we achieve without some measure of finitude and fallibility we call humanness, we are saved by forgiveness.” -David Augsburger
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“Already I had learned from thee that because a thing is eloquently expressed it should not be taken to be as necessarily true; nor because it is uttered with stammering lips should it be supposed false. A thing is not necessarily false because it is badly expressed, nor true because it is expressed magnificently.” -Augustine of Hippo: “Confessions” (about 397), V, 6
“God chooses us, not because we believe, but that we may believe.” -Augustine of Hippo
“If anyone will piously and soberly consider the sermon which our Lord Jesus spoke on the mount, as we read it in the Gospel according to Matthew, I think that he will find in it, so far as regards the highest morals, a perfect standard of the Christian life: and this we do not rashly venture to promise, but gather it from the very words of the Lord Himself. For the sermon itself is brought to a close in such a way, that it is clear there are in it all the precepts which go to mold the life . . . He has sufficiently indicated, as I think, that these sayings which He uttered on the mount so perfectly guide the life of those who may be willing to live according to them, that they may justly be compared to one building upon a rock.” -Augustine of Hippo: “On the Sermon on the Mount,” as translated by William Findlay (1888), Book I, Chapter. 1
“If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don’t like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself.” -Augustine of Hippo: as attributed in George Sweeting: “Who Said That?: More than 2,500 Usable Quotes and Illustrations” (1995)
“Love all men, even your enemies; love them, not because they are your brothers, but that they may become your brothers. Thus you will ever burn with fraternal love, both for him who is already your brother and for your enemy, that he may by loving become your brother . . . Even he that does not as yet believe in Christ . . . love him, and love him with fraternal love. He is not yet thy brother, but love him precisely that he may be thy brother.” -Augustine of Hippo: “Sermons,” Sermon 19:2 on the New Testament, page 436
“Love the sinner and hate the sin.” [translation to English]
“With love for mankind and hatred of sins [or vices].” [alternate translation to English]
“Cum dilectione hominum et odio vitiorum.” [original Latin]
-Augustine of Hippo: “Opera Omnia,” Vol II. Col. 962, letter 211
“Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special regard to those who, by the accidents of time, or place, or circumstance, are brought into closer connection with you.” -Augustine of Hippo: “Sermons,” Sermon 19:2 on the New Testament
“The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering.” -Augustine of Hippo
“What is love’s perfection? To love our enemies, and to love them to the end that they may be our brothers.” -Augustine of Hippo: “Ten Homilies on the First Epistle of John” (414), ‘First Homily’ (as translated by John Burnaby (1955), page 266)
“What, then, does He say? ‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.’ We read in Scripture concerning the striving after temporal things, ‘All is vanity and presumption of spirit’; but presumption of spirit means audacity and pride: usually also the proud are said to have great spirits; and rightly, inasmuch as the wind also is called spirit. And hence it is written, ‘Fire, hail, snow, ice, spirit of tempest.’ But, indeed, who does not know that the proud are spoken of as puffed up, as if swelled out with wind? And hence also that expression of the apostle, ‘Knowledge puffs up, but charity edifies.’ And the poor in spirit are rightly understood here, as meaning the humble and God-fearing, i.e. those who have not the spirit which puffs up. Nor ought blessedness to begin at any other point whatever, if indeed it is to attain unto the highest wisdom; ‘but the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom’; for, on the other hand also, ‘pride’ is entitled ‘the beginning of all sin.’ Let the proud, therefore, seek after and love the kingdoms of the Earth; but ‘blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.” -Augustine of Hippo: “On the Sermon on the Mount,” as translated by William Findlay (1888), Book I, Ch. 1
Augustine of Hippo, also known as Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis, was born as Aurelius Augustine on C.E. 13 November 354 in Thagaste, Numidia (now Souk Ahras, Algeria). He became a Christian theologian, a writer, and a bishop of Hippo in Roman Africa (396 - 430). He is known for his works, “The Confessions of Saint Augustine” and “The City of God.” Augustine of Hippo passed on at 75 years of age on C.E. 28 August 430 in Hippo Regius, Numidia (now Annaba, Algeria).
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“I have two planks for a bed, two stools, two cups and a basin. On my broken wall is a small card which says, ‘God hath chosen the weak things - I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.’ It is true I have passed through fire.” -Gladys Aylward: as quoted in Hannah Ward and Jennifer Wild, compilers: “The Lion Christian Quotation Collection” (1997)
Gladys Aylward was born in 1902. Gladys Aylward passed on in 1970.
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“Good habits are not made on birthdays, nor Christian character at the new year. The workshop of character is everyday life. The uneventful and commonplace hour is where the battle is lost or won.” -Maltbie D. Babcock
“Life is what we are alive to. It is not length, but breadth. To be alive only to appetite, pleasure, pride, money-making, and not to goodness and kindness, purity and love, history, poetry, music, flowers, stars, God, and eternal hopes, it is to be all but dead.” -Maltbie D. Babcock
Maltbie Davenport Babcock was born on 3 August 1858 in Syracuse, New York, United States of America. He became a preacher and a writer. He is known as the creator of the hymn, “This is My Father’s World.” Maltbie Davenport Babcock passed on at 42 years of age on 18 May 1901.
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“I have not been able to find a single useful institution which has not been founded either by an intensely religious man or by the son of a praying father or a praying mother. I have made the statement before the chambers of commerce of all the largest cities of the country and have asked them to bring forward a case that is an exception to this rule. Thus far I have not heard of a single one.” -Roger Ward Babson
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“The aim and final reason for all music should be nothing else but the glory of God and the refreshment of the spirit.” -Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was baptized on 23 March 1685 in Eisenach, Germany. He became a music composer. Johann Sebastian Bach passed on at ? years of age on 28 July 1750 in Leipzig, Germany.
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“Too many of us have a Christian vocabulary rather than a Christian experience. We think we are doing our duty when were only talking about it.” -Charles F. Banning
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“I have devoted my energies to a study of the Scriptures, observing monastic discipline and singing, the daily services in church; study, teaching, and writing have always been my delight.” -Bede the Venerable
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“The more we express our gratitude to God for our blessings, the more he will bring to our mind other blessings. The more we are aware of to be grateful for, the happier we become.” -Ezra Taft Benson
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“It is my solemn witness that God lives and that Jesus is the Christ. He lives and loves us and desires our happiness always. He died for us not because he had to but because he wanted to. He would die again if it would help us. Through Christ and the Father a plan was laid out which gave purpose and promise to mortal life even though Satan would declare it meaningless and futile.” -Art Berg
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“All things are possible to one who believes.” -Bernard of Clairvaux
“Prayer is a virtue that prevaileth against all temptations.” -Bernard of Clairvaux
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“It is for the sake of man, not of God, that worship and prayers are required; that man may be made better - that he may be confirmed in a proper sense of his dependent state, and acquire those pious and virtuous dispositions in which his highest improvement consists.” -Hugh Blair
Hugh Blair was born in 1718. He was a Scottish religious minister, writer, and rhetorician. He is known for “Sermons,” a five-volume endorsement of practical Christian morality, and “Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres,” a prescriptive guide on composition. Hugh Blair passed on in 1800.
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“No man or woman has achieved an effective personality who is not self-disciplined. Such discipline must not be an end in itself but must be directed to the development of resolute Christian character.” -John Sutherland Bonnell
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“Young people must learn that none of the exciting and entertaining fun things are worth it if they take you off the path that will lead you back home to your Heavenly Father.” -William R. Bradford
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“God has nowhere in the Scripture required any worthiness in the creature before believing in Christ.” -Thomas Brooks
Thomas Benton Brooks was born in 1608. Thomas Benton Brooks passed on in 1680.
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“There is surely a piece of divinity in us, something that was before the elements, and owes no homage to the Sun.” -Thomas Brown: “Religio Medici” (1870)
Thomas Brown was born in 1605. Thomas Brown passed on in 1682.
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Faith is like a pair of glasses I bring here and there with me
The thrilling thing about them is the wondrous things I see.
When life grows dark and dismal I don my magic glasses;
The perspective soon grows fine.
If I slip on this treasure I can toil with greater ease.
Troubles and afflictions at length begin to please;
The world become all rosy and as cheery as can be;
I surely feel most grateful for the faith God gave to me.
Perhaps you once had glasses but by faith no longer live
Friend ask God for his pardon he is kind and will forgive;
O cherish this dear treasure till you meet God up above
Then present faith as an offering with the gifts of hope and love.
-Mary Gemma Brunke (Sister)
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“The Lord expects you to do some things for yourself.” -Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant
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“The grace of God means something like: Here is your life. You might never have been, but you are because the party wouldn’t have been complete without you. Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don’t be afraid. I am with you. Nothing can ever separate us. It’s for you I created the Universe. I love you. There’s only one catch. Like any other gift, the gift of grace can be yours only if you’ll reach out and take it. Maybe being able to reach out and take it is a gift too.” -Frederick Buechner
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“The more accurately we search into the human mind the stronger traces we everywhere find of the wisdom of Him who made it.” -Edmund Burke (1729 -1797)
Edmund Burke was born in 1729. He was an Irish-born British statesman, orator, political theorist, philosopher, and a writer. After moving to England, he served for many years in the House of Commons of Great Britain. Edmund Burke passed on in 1797.
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“Good habits are not made on birthdays, nor Christian character at the new year. The workshop of character is everyday life. The uneventful and commonplace hour is where the battle is lost or won.” -Maltbie D. Babcock
“Life is what we are alive to. It is not length, but breadth. To be alive only to appetite, pleasure, pride, money-making, and not to goodness and kindness, purity and love, history, poetry, music, flowers, stars, God, and eternal hopes, it is to be all but dead.” -Maltbie D. Babcock
Maltbie Davenport Babcock was born on 3 August 1858 in Syracuse, New York, United States of America. He became a preacher and a writer. He is known as the creator of the hymn, “This is My Father’s World.” Maltbie Davenport Babcock passed on at 42 years of age on 18 May 1901.
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“I have not been able to find a single useful institution which has not been founded either by an intensely religious man or by the son of a praying father or a praying mother. I have made the statement before the chambers of commerce of all the largest cities of the country and have asked them to bring forward a case that is an exception to this rule. Thus far I have not heard of a single one.” -Roger Ward Babson
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“The aim and final reason for all music should be nothing else but the glory of God and the refreshment of the spirit.” -Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was baptized on 23 March 1685 in Eisenach, Germany. He became a music composer. Johann Sebastian Bach passed on at ? years of age on 28 July 1750 in Leipzig, Germany.
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“Too many of us have a Christian vocabulary rather than a Christian experience. We think we are doing our duty when were only talking about it.” -Charles F. Banning
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“I have devoted my energies to a study of the Scriptures, observing monastic discipline and singing, the daily services in church; study, teaching, and writing have always been my delight.” -Bede the Venerable
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“The more we express our gratitude to God for our blessings, the more he will bring to our mind other blessings. The more we are aware of to be grateful for, the happier we become.” -Ezra Taft Benson
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“It is my solemn witness that God lives and that Jesus is the Christ. He lives and loves us and desires our happiness always. He died for us not because he had to but because he wanted to. He would die again if it would help us. Through Christ and the Father a plan was laid out which gave purpose and promise to mortal life even though Satan would declare it meaningless and futile.” -Art Berg
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“All things are possible to one who believes.” -Bernard of Clairvaux
“Prayer is a virtue that prevaileth against all temptations.” -Bernard of Clairvaux
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“It is for the sake of man, not of God, that worship and prayers are required; that man may be made better - that he may be confirmed in a proper sense of his dependent state, and acquire those pious and virtuous dispositions in which his highest improvement consists.” -Hugh Blair
Hugh Blair was born in 1718. He was a Scottish religious minister, writer, and rhetorician. He is known for “Sermons,” a five-volume endorsement of practical Christian morality, and “Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres,” a prescriptive guide on composition. Hugh Blair passed on in 1800.
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“No man or woman has achieved an effective personality who is not self-disciplined. Such discipline must not be an end in itself but must be directed to the development of resolute Christian character.” -John Sutherland Bonnell
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“Young people must learn that none of the exciting and entertaining fun things are worth it if they take you off the path that will lead you back home to your Heavenly Father.” -William R. Bradford
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“God has nowhere in the Scripture required any worthiness in the creature before believing in Christ.” -Thomas Brooks
Thomas Benton Brooks was born in 1608. Thomas Benton Brooks passed on in 1680.
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“There is surely a piece of divinity in us, something that was before the elements, and owes no homage to the Sun.” -Thomas Brown: “Religio Medici” (1870)
Thomas Brown was born in 1605. Thomas Brown passed on in 1682.
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Faith is like a pair of glasses I bring here and there with me
The thrilling thing about them is the wondrous things I see.
When life grows dark and dismal I don my magic glasses;
The perspective soon grows fine.
If I slip on this treasure I can toil with greater ease.
Troubles and afflictions at length begin to please;
The world become all rosy and as cheery as can be;
I surely feel most grateful for the faith God gave to me.
Perhaps you once had glasses but by faith no longer live
Friend ask God for his pardon he is kind and will forgive;
O cherish this dear treasure till you meet God up above
Then present faith as an offering with the gifts of hope and love.
-Mary Gemma Brunke (Sister)
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“The Lord expects you to do some things for yourself.” -Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant
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“The grace of God means something like: Here is your life. You might never have been, but you are because the party wouldn’t have been complete without you. Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don’t be afraid. I am with you. Nothing can ever separate us. It’s for you I created the Universe. I love you. There’s only one catch. Like any other gift, the gift of grace can be yours only if you’ll reach out and take it. Maybe being able to reach out and take it is a gift too.” -Frederick Buechner
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“The more accurately we search into the human mind the stronger traces we everywhere find of the wisdom of Him who made it.” -Edmund Burke (1729 -1797)
Edmund Burke was born in 1729. He was an Irish-born British statesman, orator, political theorist, philosopher, and a writer. After moving to England, he served for many years in the House of Commons of Great Britain. Edmund Burke passed on in 1797.
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“We are lonely even in the milling crowds of a city where we may only be recognized as customers for goods and services. Our personalities are weakened and starved by the impersonal life in a city. That is why there is so much wreckage in a city. Our families answer this need to some degree but not completely. And so in the last analysis it is only God who can give us the comfort of utter understanding.” -Lyman V. Cady
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In sky and land and river wide
The work of God I see.
-Matilda Watts Cahoon
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“A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God’s truth is attacked and yet would remain silent.” -John Calvin
John Calvin was born in 1509. He was a French Protestant theologian of the Reformation. John Calvin passed on in 1564.
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“I asked God for strength that I might achieve. I was made weak that I might learn humbly to obey. I asked for health that I might do great things. I was given infirmity that I might do better things. I asked for riches that I might be happy. I was given poverty that I might be wise. I asked for power that I might have the praise of men. I was given weakness that I might feel the need of God. I asked for all things that I might enjoy life. I was given life that I might enjoy all things . . . I got nothing I asked for but everything I hoped for. Almost despite myself my unspoken prayers were answered. I am among men most richly blessed!” -Roy Campanella
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“If God deprives his children of any present blessing, it is so that he may bestow upon them a greater and more glorious one by and by.” -George Q. Cannon
George Quayle Cannon was born on 11 January 1827 in Liverpool, England. He became a leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. George Quayle Cannon passed on at 74 years of age on 12 April 1901 in Monterey, California, United States of America.
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“As a symbol of their covenant with God and each other, the Scottish Covenanters began wearing a red collar around their neck. Noting the symbolism, the English began to derisively refer to these religious dissenters as “Rednecks.” Thus, the origin of the term was born in Christian reformation and resistance to religious and political coercion. Due to their religious and political oppression, and eventual defeat, many of Scotland’s Covenanters fled their homeland and came to settle the American South. So it is that the South became the historic home for the Scottish “Rednecks,” who sought to live according to the true teachings of the Bible.” -Wayne Carlson: “In Praise of Redneckism” (19 February 2002)
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“If anyone would tell you the shortest surest way to all happiness and perfection, he must tell you to make it a rule to yourself to thank and praise God for everything that happens to you, for it is certain that whatever seeming calamity happens to you, if you thank and praise God for it, you will turn it into a blessing.” -Merlin Carothers
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“Being a Christian isn’t for sissies. It takes a real man to live for God - a lot more man than to live for the Devil.” -Johnny Cash
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“Christians neutralized into inactivity will be spectators of their country’s free fall to collapse.” -John W. Chalfant: “Abandonment Theology” (1996)
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“The brightest crowns that are worn in Heaven have been tried and smelted and polished and glorified through the furnaces of tribulation.” -Edwin Hubbel Chapin
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“Anything that dims my vision for Christ or takes away my taste for Bible study or cramps me in my prayer life or makes Christian work difficult is wrong for me; and I must as a Christian turn away from it.” -J. Wilbur Chapman
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“This mortal probation is a brief period, just a short span linking the eternity of the past with the eternity of the future. Yet it was to be a period of tremendous importance. It is in fact the most vital period of our entire eternal existence. In this mortal state, we come face to face with innumerable temptations and pressures. Sometimes we come in contact with advocates of wrongdoing, disobedience, and sin. Lucifer is going about tempting those who can be tempted to see if he can lead them astray.” -Elray L. Christiansen
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“I hear no one boast that he hath a knowledge of the Scriptures but that he owneth a Bible written in golden characters. And tell me then what profiteth this? The Holy Scriptures were not given to us that we should enclose them in books but that we should engrave them upon our hearts.” -John Chrysostom
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“Our Christian civilization as well as our political democracy has developed through the inspiration of a high faith in man, the common man. He is the sovereign of the State not because he is always wise but because he and his fellow-citizens are the State.” -Franklin P. Cole
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“God hides some ideal in every human soul. At some time in our life we feel a trembling, fearful longing to do some good thing. Life finds its noblest spring of excellence in this hidden impulse to do our best.” -Robert Collyer
Robert Collyer was born on 29 January 1824 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England. He became a blacksmith and a Methodist minister. He emigrated to the United States of America in 1850. In 1859, he became a Unitarian clergyman, and in 1903 he became pastor emeritus. Robert Collyer passed on at 66 years of age on 30 November 1912 in New York, United States of America.
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“Faith gives the courage to live and do. Scientists, with their disciplined thinking, like others need a basis for the good life, for aspiration, for courage, to do great deeds. They need a faith to live by. The hope of the world lies in those who have such faith and who use the methods of science to make their visions become real. Visions and hope and faith are not part of science. They are beyond the nature that science knows. Of such is the religion that gives meaning to life.” -Arthur H. Compton
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God moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perform;
He plants his footsteps in the sea
And rides upon the storm.
Deep in unfathomable mines
Of never failing skill
He treasures up his bright designs
And works his sovereign will.
Ye fearful saints fresh courage take
The clouds ye so much dread
Are big with mercy and shall break
In blessings on your head.
Judge not the Lord by feeble sense
But trust him for his grace;
Behind a frowning providence
He hides a smiling face.
-William Cowper: hymn
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“There is much in the world to make us afraid. There is much more in our faith to make us unafraid.” -Frederick W. Cropp
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“How we observe the Sabbath indicates our feelings toward our Father in Heaven.” -LeGrand R. Curtis
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“We are lonely even in the milling crowds of a city where we may only be recognized as customers for goods and services. Our personalities are weakened and starved by the impersonal life in a city. That is why there is so much wreckage in a city. Our families answer this need to some degree but not completely. And so in the last analysis it is only God who can give us the comfort of utter understanding.” -Lyman V. Cady
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In sky and land and river wide
The work of God I see.
-Matilda Watts Cahoon
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“A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God’s truth is attacked and yet would remain silent.” -John Calvin
John Calvin was born in 1509. He was a French Protestant theologian of the Reformation. John Calvin passed on in 1564.
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“I asked God for strength that I might achieve. I was made weak that I might learn humbly to obey. I asked for health that I might do great things. I was given infirmity that I might do better things. I asked for riches that I might be happy. I was given poverty that I might be wise. I asked for power that I might have the praise of men. I was given weakness that I might feel the need of God. I asked for all things that I might enjoy life. I was given life that I might enjoy all things . . . I got nothing I asked for but everything I hoped for. Almost despite myself my unspoken prayers were answered. I am among men most richly blessed!” -Roy Campanella
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“If God deprives his children of any present blessing, it is so that he may bestow upon them a greater and more glorious one by and by.” -George Q. Cannon
George Quayle Cannon was born on 11 January 1827 in Liverpool, England. He became a leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. George Quayle Cannon passed on at 74 years of age on 12 April 1901 in Monterey, California, United States of America.
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“As a symbol of their covenant with God and each other, the Scottish Covenanters began wearing a red collar around their neck. Noting the symbolism, the English began to derisively refer to these religious dissenters as “Rednecks.” Thus, the origin of the term was born in Christian reformation and resistance to religious and political coercion. Due to their religious and political oppression, and eventual defeat, many of Scotland’s Covenanters fled their homeland and came to settle the American South. So it is that the South became the historic home for the Scottish “Rednecks,” who sought to live according to the true teachings of the Bible.” -Wayne Carlson: “In Praise of Redneckism” (19 February 2002)
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“If anyone would tell you the shortest surest way to all happiness and perfection, he must tell you to make it a rule to yourself to thank and praise God for everything that happens to you, for it is certain that whatever seeming calamity happens to you, if you thank and praise God for it, you will turn it into a blessing.” -Merlin Carothers
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“Being a Christian isn’t for sissies. It takes a real man to live for God - a lot more man than to live for the Devil.” -Johnny Cash
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“Christians neutralized into inactivity will be spectators of their country’s free fall to collapse.” -John W. Chalfant: “Abandonment Theology” (1996)
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“The brightest crowns that are worn in Heaven have been tried and smelted and polished and glorified through the furnaces of tribulation.” -Edwin Hubbel Chapin
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“Anything that dims my vision for Christ or takes away my taste for Bible study or cramps me in my prayer life or makes Christian work difficult is wrong for me; and I must as a Christian turn away from it.” -J. Wilbur Chapman
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“This mortal probation is a brief period, just a short span linking the eternity of the past with the eternity of the future. Yet it was to be a period of tremendous importance. It is in fact the most vital period of our entire eternal existence. In this mortal state, we come face to face with innumerable temptations and pressures. Sometimes we come in contact with advocates of wrongdoing, disobedience, and sin. Lucifer is going about tempting those who can be tempted to see if he can lead them astray.” -Elray L. Christiansen
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“I hear no one boast that he hath a knowledge of the Scriptures but that he owneth a Bible written in golden characters. And tell me then what profiteth this? The Holy Scriptures were not given to us that we should enclose them in books but that we should engrave them upon our hearts.” -John Chrysostom
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“Our Christian civilization as well as our political democracy has developed through the inspiration of a high faith in man, the common man. He is the sovereign of the State not because he is always wise but because he and his fellow-citizens are the State.” -Franklin P. Cole
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“God hides some ideal in every human soul. At some time in our life we feel a trembling, fearful longing to do some good thing. Life finds its noblest spring of excellence in this hidden impulse to do our best.” -Robert Collyer
Robert Collyer was born on 29 January 1824 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England. He became a blacksmith and a Methodist minister. He emigrated to the United States of America in 1850. In 1859, he became a Unitarian clergyman, and in 1903 he became pastor emeritus. Robert Collyer passed on at 66 years of age on 30 November 1912 in New York, United States of America.
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“Faith gives the courage to live and do. Scientists, with their disciplined thinking, like others need a basis for the good life, for aspiration, for courage, to do great deeds. They need a faith to live by. The hope of the world lies in those who have such faith and who use the methods of science to make their visions become real. Visions and hope and faith are not part of science. They are beyond the nature that science knows. Of such is the religion that gives meaning to life.” -Arthur H. Compton
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God moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perform;
He plants his footsteps in the sea
And rides upon the storm.
Deep in unfathomable mines
Of never failing skill
He treasures up his bright designs
And works his sovereign will.
Ye fearful saints fresh courage take
The clouds ye so much dread
Are big with mercy and shall break
In blessings on your head.
Judge not the Lord by feeble sense
But trust him for his grace;
Behind a frowning providence
He hides a smiling face.
-William Cowper: hymn
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“There is much in the world to make us afraid. There is much more in our faith to make us unafraid.” -Frederick W. Cropp
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“How we observe the Sabbath indicates our feelings toward our Father in Heaven.” -LeGrand R. Curtis
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“Never think that Gods delays are Gods denials. Hold on; hold fast; hold out. Patience is genius.” -George Louis Leclerc de Buffon
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“I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her commodious harbors and her ample rivers, and it was not there; in her fertile fields and boundless prairies; and it was not there; in her rich mines and her vast commerce, and it was not there. Not until I visited the churches of America and heard her pulpits aflame with righteousness did I understand the secret of her genius and power. America is great because she is good, and if America ever ceases to be good, America will cease to be great.” -Alexis de Tocqueville
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“Keep us, Lord, so awake in the duties of our callings that we may sleep in Thy peace and wake in Thy glory.” -John Donne
John Donne (jŏn dŭn) was born in about June 1572 in England. He was married to Ann More in 1601. He became a soldier, a courtier, a poet, a satirist, and a dean of Saint Paul’s. He was a Catholic priest who later converted to the Anglican faith. He is known as the author of “Divine Poems” (1607) and “A Hymn to God the Father” (1623). He was the most outstanding of the English metaphysical poets and a spellbinding preacher in the Anglican Church. John Donne passed on at about 58 years of age on 31 March 1631.
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“Lord make us mindful of the little things that grow and blossom in these days to make the world beautiful for us.” -W. E. B. du Bois
William Edward Burghardt du Bois, also known as W. E. B. Du Bois, was born in 1868. He was an American sociologist, historian, writer, and editor. He became a professor of history, sociology, and economics at Atlanta University. William Edward Burghardt ‘W. E. B.’ du Bois passed on in 1963.
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“We have been promised a safe arrival, but not a smooth voyage.” -Henry Dubanville
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Stand up! stand up for Jesus
Ye soldiers of the Cross.
-George Duffield
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“Never think that Gods delays are Gods denials. Hold on; hold fast; hold out. Patience is genius.” -George Louis Leclerc de Buffon
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“I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her commodious harbors and her ample rivers, and it was not there; in her fertile fields and boundless prairies; and it was not there; in her rich mines and her vast commerce, and it was not there. Not until I visited the churches of America and heard her pulpits aflame with righteousness did I understand the secret of her genius and power. America is great because she is good, and if America ever ceases to be good, America will cease to be great.” -Alexis de Tocqueville
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“Keep us, Lord, so awake in the duties of our callings that we may sleep in Thy peace and wake in Thy glory.” -John Donne
John Donne (jŏn dŭn) was born in about June 1572 in England. He was married to Ann More in 1601. He became a soldier, a courtier, a poet, a satirist, and a dean of Saint Paul’s. He was a Catholic priest who later converted to the Anglican faith. He is known as the author of “Divine Poems” (1607) and “A Hymn to God the Father” (1623). He was the most outstanding of the English metaphysical poets and a spellbinding preacher in the Anglican Church. John Donne passed on at about 58 years of age on 31 March 1631.
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“Lord make us mindful of the little things that grow and blossom in these days to make the world beautiful for us.” -W. E. B. du Bois
William Edward Burghardt du Bois, also known as W. E. B. Du Bois, was born in 1868. He was an American sociologist, historian, writer, and editor. He became a professor of history, sociology, and economics at Atlanta University. William Edward Burghardt ‘W. E. B.’ du Bois passed on in 1963.
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“We have been promised a safe arrival, but not a smooth voyage.” -Henry Dubanville
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Stand up! stand up for Jesus
Ye soldiers of the Cross.
-George Duffield
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He who owns a garden
However small it be
Whose hands have planted in it
Flower or bush or tree;
He who watches patiently
The growth from nurtured sod
Who thrills at newly opened bloom
Is very close to God.
-Katherine Edelman
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My God, My Father, While I Stray
My God, my Father, while I stray
Far from my home, on life’s rough way,
O teach me from my heart to say,
“Thy will be done!”
Though dark my path, and sad my lot,
Let me be still and murmur not,
Or breathe the prayer divinely taught,
“Thy will be done!”
What though in lonely grief I sigh
For friends beloved, no longer nigh,
Submissive still would I reply,
“Thy will be done!”
If Thou shoulds’t call me to resign
What most I prize, it ne’er was mine:
I only yield Thee what is Thine;
“Thy will be done!”
Should pining sickness waste away
My life in premature decay,
My Father still I strive to say,
“Thy will be done!”
Let but my fainting heart be blest
With Thy sweet Spirit for its Guest,
My God, to Thee I leave the rest;
“Thy will be done!”
Renew my will from day to day;
Blend it with Thine, and take away
All that now makes it hard to say,
“Thy will be done!”
Then, when on earth I breathe no more
The prayer oft mixed with tears before,
I’ll sing upon a happier shore,
“Thy will be done!”
by Charlotte Elliott: as published in Harriett Kiernan, compiler and Charlotte Elliott, editor: “The Invalid’s Hymn Book” (1834); William B. Bradbury composed music for the lyrics (1849)
“Thy will be done.” -Jesus Christ: as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘Matthew,’ chapter 6, verse 10
Charlotte Elliott was born on 18 March 1789. At 30 years of age she was an invalid. She became a hymnwriter and an editor. Charlotte Elliott passed on at 82 years of age on 22 September 1871.
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Childhood
To be Himself a star most bright
To bring the wise men to His sight,
To be Himself a voice most sweet
To call the shepherds to His feet,
To be a child - it was His will,
That folk like us might find Him still.
by John Erskine
“Faith, without trouble or fighting, is a suspicious faith; for true faith is a fighting, wrestling faith.” -Ralph Erskine
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“. . . true religion was never a narrow thing. True religion concerns man and the entire Universe in which he lives. It concerns his relationships with himself and his fellow men with his environment and with God his creator. It is therefore limitless and as boundless as that eternity which it teaches lies ahead of every son of God . . . Here is the spirit of true religion an honest seeking after knowledge of all things of Heaven and Earth.” -Henry Eyring
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He who owns a garden
However small it be
Whose hands have planted in it
Flower or bush or tree;
He who watches patiently
The growth from nurtured sod
Who thrills at newly opened bloom
Is very close to God.
-Katherine Edelman
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My God, My Father, While I Stray
My God, my Father, while I stray
Far from my home, on life’s rough way,
O teach me from my heart to say,
“Thy will be done!”
Though dark my path, and sad my lot,
Let me be still and murmur not,
Or breathe the prayer divinely taught,
“Thy will be done!”
What though in lonely grief I sigh
For friends beloved, no longer nigh,
Submissive still would I reply,
“Thy will be done!”
If Thou shoulds’t call me to resign
What most I prize, it ne’er was mine:
I only yield Thee what is Thine;
“Thy will be done!”
Should pining sickness waste away
My life in premature decay,
My Father still I strive to say,
“Thy will be done!”
Let but my fainting heart be blest
With Thy sweet Spirit for its Guest,
My God, to Thee I leave the rest;
“Thy will be done!”
Renew my will from day to day;
Blend it with Thine, and take away
All that now makes it hard to say,
“Thy will be done!”
Then, when on earth I breathe no more
The prayer oft mixed with tears before,
I’ll sing upon a happier shore,
“Thy will be done!”
by Charlotte Elliott: as published in Harriett Kiernan, compiler and Charlotte Elliott, editor: “The Invalid’s Hymn Book” (1834); William B. Bradbury composed music for the lyrics (1849)
“Thy will be done.” -Jesus Christ: as quoted in “The Bible,” ‘Matthew,’ chapter 6, verse 10
Charlotte Elliott was born on 18 March 1789. At 30 years of age she was an invalid. She became a hymnwriter and an editor. Charlotte Elliott passed on at 82 years of age on 22 September 1871.
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Childhood
To be Himself a star most bright
To bring the wise men to His sight,
To be Himself a voice most sweet
To call the shepherds to His feet,
To be a child - it was His will,
That folk like us might find Him still.
by John Erskine
“Faith, without trouble or fighting, is a suspicious faith; for true faith is a fighting, wrestling faith.” -Ralph Erskine
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“. . . true religion was never a narrow thing. True religion concerns man and the entire Universe in which he lives. It concerns his relationships with himself and his fellow men with his environment and with God his creator. It is therefore limitless and as boundless as that eternity which it teaches lies ahead of every son of God . . . Here is the spirit of true religion an honest seeking after knowledge of all things of Heaven and Earth.” -Henry Eyring
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“Kindness has converted more sinners than either zeal, eloquence, or learning.” -Frederick William Faber
Frederick William Faber was born in 1814. He was an English hymn writer and theologian. He converted from Anglicanism to Catholicism, and became a member of its priesthood. His is known for the hymn “Faith of Our Fathers” (1849). Frederick William Faber passed on in 1863.
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“We visited your temple an inspired work of God! And felt that he was with us as through the grounds we trod. We can’t explain the feeling that swept from head to toe With the organ softly playing when at last we turned to go; But we knew that in his heaven God has planned a wondrous sight We had a glimpse of heaven when we visited last night!” -Alice M. Fellinger
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“By entertaining of strange persons, men sometimes entertain angels unawares: but by entertaining of strange doctrines, many have entertained devils unaware.” -John Flavel
John Flavel was born in 1627. He was an English Presbyterian clergyman. John Flavel passed on in 1691.
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“Bishop William Quayle, awake at night, fruitlessly worrying, heard God say to him, ‘Quayle, you go to bed; I’ll sit up the rest of the night.’ Whimsically put, that experience symbolizes a matter of major importance in the cure of anxious souls.” -Harry Emerson Fosdick
“Christians are supposed not merely to endure change, nor even to profit by it, but to cause it.” -Harry Emerson Fosdick: as quoted in Parker B. Brown: “He Came from Galilee” (1974)
Harry Emerson Fosdick was born on 24 May 1878 in Buffalo, New York, United States of America. He became a Protestant Christian minister in the Presbyterian and Baptist Churches and a writer. Harry Emerson Fosdick passed on at 91 years of age on 5 October 1969 in Bronxville, New York, United States of America.
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“Stop thinking about your difficulties, whatever they are, and start thinking about God instead.” -Emmet Fox (1886 - 1951)
Emmett Fox was born in 1886. He became a scientist, a philosopher, and a writer. Emmett Fox passed on in 1951.
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“Blessed is the servant who loves his brother as much when he is sick and useless as when he is well and can be of service to him. And blessed is he who loves his brother as well when he is afar off as when he is by his side, and who would say nothing behind his back he might not, in love, say before his face.” -Francis of Assisi
“Lord, make me an instrument of your peace, where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy.” -Francis of Assisi
“O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be understood, as to understand.” -Francis of Assisi
Francis of Assisi was born as as Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone on 26 September 1181 in Assisi, Umbria. He was an Italian Catholic monk, friar, and preacher. He founded the Franciscan Order of Priests, the men’s Order of Friars Minor, the women’s Order of Saint Clare, and the Third Order of Saint Francis. Francis of Assisi passed on at 45 years of age on 3 October 1226 in Assisi, Italy. He was made a Saint by the Roman Catholic Church.
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“On the day of reckoning I doubt we will be judged by what certificates we have on the wall, but rather what scars incurred in battle for humanity.” -T. C. Fry
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“He does not believe that does not live according to his belief.” -Thomas Fuller
They that worship God merely from fear
Would worship the devil too if he appear.
-Thomas Fuller
Thomas Fuller was born in 1608 in Northamptonshire, England. He became a preacher, a historian, and a writer. Thomas Fuller passed on at about 53 years of age on 16 August 1661.
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“But the thing I’ve really never understood about atheists is why try to find fault with a religion based mainly on treating others the way you’d like to be treated?” -Benjamin Furleigh: as quoted in the “Mason City Globe Gazette” (13 January 1997)
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“Kindness has converted more sinners than either zeal, eloquence, or learning.” -Frederick William Faber
Frederick William Faber was born in 1814. He was an English hymn writer and theologian. He converted from Anglicanism to Catholicism, and became a member of its priesthood. His is known for the hymn “Faith of Our Fathers” (1849). Frederick William Faber passed on in 1863.
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“We visited your temple an inspired work of God! And felt that he was with us as through the grounds we trod. We can’t explain the feeling that swept from head to toe With the organ softly playing when at last we turned to go; But we knew that in his heaven God has planned a wondrous sight We had a glimpse of heaven when we visited last night!” -Alice M. Fellinger
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“By entertaining of strange persons, men sometimes entertain angels unawares: but by entertaining of strange doctrines, many have entertained devils unaware.” -John Flavel
John Flavel was born in 1627. He was an English Presbyterian clergyman. John Flavel passed on in 1691.
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“Bishop William Quayle, awake at night, fruitlessly worrying, heard God say to him, ‘Quayle, you go to bed; I’ll sit up the rest of the night.’ Whimsically put, that experience symbolizes a matter of major importance in the cure of anxious souls.” -Harry Emerson Fosdick
“Christians are supposed not merely to endure change, nor even to profit by it, but to cause it.” -Harry Emerson Fosdick: as quoted in Parker B. Brown: “He Came from Galilee” (1974)
Harry Emerson Fosdick was born on 24 May 1878 in Buffalo, New York, United States of America. He became a Protestant Christian minister in the Presbyterian and Baptist Churches and a writer. Harry Emerson Fosdick passed on at 91 years of age on 5 October 1969 in Bronxville, New York, United States of America.
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“Stop thinking about your difficulties, whatever they are, and start thinking about God instead.” -Emmet Fox (1886 - 1951)
Emmett Fox was born in 1886. He became a scientist, a philosopher, and a writer. Emmett Fox passed on in 1951.
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“Blessed is the servant who loves his brother as much when he is sick and useless as when he is well and can be of service to him. And blessed is he who loves his brother as well when he is afar off as when he is by his side, and who would say nothing behind his back he might not, in love, say before his face.” -Francis of Assisi
“Lord, make me an instrument of your peace, where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy.” -Francis of Assisi
“O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be understood, as to understand.” -Francis of Assisi
Francis of Assisi was born as as Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone on 26 September 1181 in Assisi, Umbria. He was an Italian Catholic monk, friar, and preacher. He founded the Franciscan Order of Priests, the men’s Order of Friars Minor, the women’s Order of Saint Clare, and the Third Order of Saint Francis. Francis of Assisi passed on at 45 years of age on 3 October 1226 in Assisi, Italy. He was made a Saint by the Roman Catholic Church.
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“On the day of reckoning I doubt we will be judged by what certificates we have on the wall, but rather what scars incurred in battle for humanity.” -T. C. Fry
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“He does not believe that does not live according to his belief.” -Thomas Fuller
They that worship God merely from fear
Would worship the devil too if he appear.
-Thomas Fuller
Thomas Fuller was born in 1608 in Northamptonshire, England. He became a preacher, a historian, and a writer. Thomas Fuller passed on at about 53 years of age on 16 August 1661.
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“But the thing I’ve really never understood about atheists is why try to find fault with a religion based mainly on treating others the way you’d like to be treated?” -Benjamin Furleigh: as quoted in the “Mason City Globe Gazette” (13 January 1997)
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“Faith is positive enriching life in the here and now. Doubt is negative, robbing life of glow and meaning. So though I do not understand immortality, I choose to believe.” -Webb B. Garrison
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“I don’t always kneel when I pray. My prayers fly heavenward all day long, while I bake or drive or comfort. I mean no disrespect, Heavenly Father, I just need him constantly while the work of woman goes on.” -Helen Lee Goates
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“I awaken in the morning with confidence, rejoicing in whatever work is given to me to do. Whatever that work is, I do it, not in order to earn a living or in a sense of performing an onerous duty; but, with joy and gladness, I let it unfold as the activity of God’s expression through me.” -Joel S. Goldsmith
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“Being a Christian is more than just an instantaneous conversion; it is like a daily process whereby you grow to be more and more like Christ.” -Billy Graham
“Every day I turn to the Bible to give me strength and wisdom for the day and hope for the future.” -Billy Graham (William Franklin ‘Billy’ Graham, Junior (1918 - 2018))
“If I didn’t have spiritual faith, I would be a pessimist. But I’m an optimist. I’ve read the last page in the Bible. It’s all going to turn out all right.” -Billy Graham
We’ve always needed God from the very beginning of this nation but today we need Him especially. We’re facing a new kind of enemy. We’re involved in a new kind of warfare and we need the help of the Spirit of God. The Bible’s words are our hope. -Billy Graham, Speech, “National Day of Prayer and Remembrance” (14 September 2001)
William Franklin ‘Billy’ Graham, Junior was born on 7 November 1918 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America. He became an American Christian evangelist. William Franklin ‘Billy’ Graham, Junior passed on in 2018. Website: www.billygraham.org.
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“I know of nothing that I feel is of so great value in life as to be obedient to the counsel and advice of the Lord and of His servants in this our day.” -Heber J. Grant
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“It is true, Christian, the debt thou owest to God must be paid in good and lawful money, but, for thy comfort, here Christ is thy paymaster.” -William Gurnall
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“Faith is positive enriching life in the here and now. Doubt is negative, robbing life of glow and meaning. So though I do not understand immortality, I choose to believe.” -Webb B. Garrison
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“I don’t always kneel when I pray. My prayers fly heavenward all day long, while I bake or drive or comfort. I mean no disrespect, Heavenly Father, I just need him constantly while the work of woman goes on.” -Helen Lee Goates
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“I awaken in the morning with confidence, rejoicing in whatever work is given to me to do. Whatever that work is, I do it, not in order to earn a living or in a sense of performing an onerous duty; but, with joy and gladness, I let it unfold as the activity of God’s expression through me.” -Joel S. Goldsmith
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“Being a Christian is more than just an instantaneous conversion; it is like a daily process whereby you grow to be more and more like Christ.” -Billy Graham
“Every day I turn to the Bible to give me strength and wisdom for the day and hope for the future.” -Billy Graham (William Franklin ‘Billy’ Graham, Junior (1918 - 2018))
“If I didn’t have spiritual faith, I would be a pessimist. But I’m an optimist. I’ve read the last page in the Bible. It’s all going to turn out all right.” -Billy Graham
We’ve always needed God from the very beginning of this nation but today we need Him especially. We’re facing a new kind of enemy. We’re involved in a new kind of warfare and we need the help of the Spirit of God. The Bible’s words are our hope. -Billy Graham, Speech, “National Day of Prayer and Remembrance” (14 September 2001)
William Franklin ‘Billy’ Graham, Junior was born on 7 November 1918 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America. He became an American Christian evangelist. William Franklin ‘Billy’ Graham, Junior passed on in 2018. Website: www.billygraham.org.
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“I know of nothing that I feel is of so great value in life as to be obedient to the counsel and advice of the Lord and of His servants in this our day.” -Heber J. Grant
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“It is true, Christian, the debt thou owest to God must be paid in good and lawful money, but, for thy comfort, here Christ is thy paymaster.” -William Gurnall
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“The Savior desires to save us from our inadequacies as well as our sins. Inadequacy is not the same as being sinful; we have far more control over the choice to sin than we may have over our innate capacity . . . A sense of falling short or falling down is not only natural, but essential, to the mortal experience. Still, after all we can do, the Atonement can fill that which is empty, straighten our bent parts, and make strong that which is weak.” -Bruce C. Hafen
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“As stewards of God we must be truly appreciative of the things we receive. One has said that ingratitude is a crime more despicable than revenge which is only returning evil for evil while ingratitude returns evil for good. You remember that of the ten lepers healed by Christ only one returned to give thanks. A beautiful legend tells the story of two angels that were sent forth throughout the land each given a basket one to gather up requests and the other thanksgivings. The angel of requests came back with her basket running over full. The angel of thanksgivings came back with her basket practically empty. So it is in life. It seems that all have requests to make but few of us think to return and give thanks.” -Heber Q. Hale
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“I like people who see life not as a burden to be borne, but as an adventure to be faced with gaiety and spirit. God gave us the grace of laughter, why shouldn’t we use it?” -Susan Hayward
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“The Lord knows us for what we are and eventually everyone else does too.” -Lorraine Henriod
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“All this, and Heaven too!” -Philip Henry: as quoted in Matthew Henry: “The Life of the Rev. Philip Henry” (J. B. Williams, editor (1825)), page 70
Philip Henry was born in 1631. Philip Henry passed on in 1696.
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“Good things aren’t supposed to just fall into your lap. God is very generous, but He expects you to do your part first.” -Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn-Ruston was born on 4 May 1929 in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. She became a British actress, dancer, and model. Audrey Hepburn-Ruston passed on at 63 years of age on 20 January 1993 in Tolochenaz, Vaud, Switzerland.
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“God helps them who help themselves.” -George Herbert: “Jacula Prudentum” (1651)
George Herbert was born on 3 April 1593 at Montgomery Castle in Wales. He became an Anglican priest, a theologian, a religious poet, and an orator. George Herbert passed on at 39 years of age on 1 March 1633 in Bemerton, Wiltshire, England.
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“Young man, be honest; train yourself for useful work; love God.” -Milton S. Hershey
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“If as a people we will build and sustain one another, the Lord will bless us with the strength to weather every storm and continue to move forward through every adversity.” -Gordon B. Hinckley: as quoted in “Ensign” (May 1982) magazine, page 46
“You are doing the best you can, and that best results in good to yourself and to others. Do not nag yourself with a sense of failure. Get on your knees and ask for the blessings of the Lord; then stand on your feet and do what you are asked to do.” -Gordon B. Hinckley
Gordon Bitner Hinckley was born on 23 June 1910. He became a writer and the longest presiding President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Church, from 12 March 1995 until his passing. Gordon Bitner Hinckley passed on at 97 years of age on 27 January 2008 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America.
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“Wealth is not of necessity a curse nor poverty a blessing. Wholesome and easy abundance is better than either extreme; better for our manhood that we have enough for daily comfort; enough for culture, for hospitality, for Christian charity. More than this may or may not be a blessing. Certainly it can be a blessing only by being accepted as a trust.” -Raymond Hitchcock
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“God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into its nest.” -J. G. Holland
Josiah Gilbert Holland, also known by the pseudonym Timothy Titcomb, was born on 24 July 1819 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, United States of America. He became a doctor, but left the medical field to be a novelist, an essayist, and a poet. He was a co-founder in 1870 with Roswell Smith, and editor, of “Scribner’s Monthly” magazine. He wrote the lyrics to the Methodist hymn, “There’s a Song in the Air.” He sometimes wrote under the pseudonym Timothy Titcomb. Josiah Gilbert Holland passed on at 62 years of age on 12 October 1881 in New York City, New York, United States of America.
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“I can’t believe that God put us on this Earth to be ordinary.” -Lou Holtz
Louis Leo ‘Lou’ Holtz was born on 6 January 1937 in Follansbee, West Virginia, United States of America. He is a football player, a coach, a writer, and a motivational speaker.
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“What we need in America today is a vigorous return to the God of our fathers and a most vigorous defense against the minion of godlessness and atheism.” -J. Edgar Hoover
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“Blessed is the man who has the gift of making friends; for it is one of God’s best gifts. It involves many things but above all the power of going out of one’s own self and seeing and appreciating whatever is noble and loving in another.” -Thomas Hughes
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“Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees.” -Victor Hugo
“Good actions are the invisible hinges on the doors of Heaven.” -Victor Hugo
Victor Marie Hugo was born on 26 February 1802 in Besançon, France. He became a visual artist, a romantic poet, an essayist, a novelist, a playwright, and a statesman. He is known for his novels, “Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1831; originally published as “Notre-Dame de Paris”) and “Les Misérables” (1862). His volumes of poetry include “Les Contemplations” and “La Légende des siècles.” Victor Marie Hugo passed on at 83 years of age on 22 May 1885 in Paris, France.
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“The gospel of Jesus Christ is not limited to a system of beliefs; it is a plan of action.” -Howard W. Hunter
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“The Savior desires to save us from our inadequacies as well as our sins. Inadequacy is not the same as being sinful; we have far more control over the choice to sin than we may have over our innate capacity . . . A sense of falling short or falling down is not only natural, but essential, to the mortal experience. Still, after all we can do, the Atonement can fill that which is empty, straighten our bent parts, and make strong that which is weak.” -Bruce C. Hafen
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“As stewards of God we must be truly appreciative of the things we receive. One has said that ingratitude is a crime more despicable than revenge which is only returning evil for evil while ingratitude returns evil for good. You remember that of the ten lepers healed by Christ only one returned to give thanks. A beautiful legend tells the story of two angels that were sent forth throughout the land each given a basket one to gather up requests and the other thanksgivings. The angel of requests came back with her basket running over full. The angel of thanksgivings came back with her basket practically empty. So it is in life. It seems that all have requests to make but few of us think to return and give thanks.” -Heber Q. Hale
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“I like people who see life not as a burden to be borne, but as an adventure to be faced with gaiety and spirit. God gave us the grace of laughter, why shouldn’t we use it?” -Susan Hayward
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“The Lord knows us for what we are and eventually everyone else does too.” -Lorraine Henriod
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“All this, and Heaven too!” -Philip Henry: as quoted in Matthew Henry: “The Life of the Rev. Philip Henry” (J. B. Williams, editor (1825)), page 70
Philip Henry was born in 1631. Philip Henry passed on in 1696.
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“Good things aren’t supposed to just fall into your lap. God is very generous, but He expects you to do your part first.” -Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn-Ruston was born on 4 May 1929 in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. She became a British actress, dancer, and model. Audrey Hepburn-Ruston passed on at 63 years of age on 20 January 1993 in Tolochenaz, Vaud, Switzerland.
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“God helps them who help themselves.” -George Herbert: “Jacula Prudentum” (1651)
George Herbert was born on 3 April 1593 at Montgomery Castle in Wales. He became an Anglican priest, a theologian, a religious poet, and an orator. George Herbert passed on at 39 years of age on 1 March 1633 in Bemerton, Wiltshire, England.
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“Young man, be honest; train yourself for useful work; love God.” -Milton S. Hershey
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“If as a people we will build and sustain one another, the Lord will bless us with the strength to weather every storm and continue to move forward through every adversity.” -Gordon B. Hinckley: as quoted in “Ensign” (May 1982) magazine, page 46
“You are doing the best you can, and that best results in good to yourself and to others. Do not nag yourself with a sense of failure. Get on your knees and ask for the blessings of the Lord; then stand on your feet and do what you are asked to do.” -Gordon B. Hinckley
Gordon Bitner Hinckley was born on 23 June 1910. He became a writer and the longest presiding President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Church, from 12 March 1995 until his passing. Gordon Bitner Hinckley passed on at 97 years of age on 27 January 2008 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America.
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“Wealth is not of necessity a curse nor poverty a blessing. Wholesome and easy abundance is better than either extreme; better for our manhood that we have enough for daily comfort; enough for culture, for hospitality, for Christian charity. More than this may or may not be a blessing. Certainly it can be a blessing only by being accepted as a trust.” -Raymond Hitchcock
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“God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into its nest.” -J. G. Holland
Josiah Gilbert Holland, also known by the pseudonym Timothy Titcomb, was born on 24 July 1819 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, United States of America. He became a doctor, but left the medical field to be a novelist, an essayist, and a poet. He was a co-founder in 1870 with Roswell Smith, and editor, of “Scribner’s Monthly” magazine. He wrote the lyrics to the Methodist hymn, “There’s a Song in the Air.” He sometimes wrote under the pseudonym Timothy Titcomb. Josiah Gilbert Holland passed on at 62 years of age on 12 October 1881 in New York City, New York, United States of America.
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“I can’t believe that God put us on this Earth to be ordinary.” -Lou Holtz
Louis Leo ‘Lou’ Holtz was born on 6 January 1937 in Follansbee, West Virginia, United States of America. He is a football player, a coach, a writer, and a motivational speaker.
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“What we need in America today is a vigorous return to the God of our fathers and a most vigorous defense against the minion of godlessness and atheism.” -J. Edgar Hoover
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“Blessed is the man who has the gift of making friends; for it is one of God’s best gifts. It involves many things but above all the power of going out of one’s own self and seeing and appreciating whatever is noble and loving in another.” -Thomas Hughes
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“Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees.” -Victor Hugo
“Good actions are the invisible hinges on the doors of Heaven.” -Victor Hugo
Victor Marie Hugo was born on 26 February 1802 in Besançon, France. He became a visual artist, a romantic poet, an essayist, a novelist, a playwright, and a statesman. He is known for his novels, “Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1831; originally published as “Notre-Dame de Paris”) and “Les Misérables” (1862). His volumes of poetry include “Les Contemplations” and “La Légende des siècles.” Victor Marie Hugo passed on at 83 years of age on 22 May 1885 in Paris, France.
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“The gospel of Jesus Christ is not limited to a system of beliefs; it is a plan of action.” -Howard W. Hunter
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“I have never understood why it should be considered derogatory to the Creator to suppose that he has a sense of humor.” -William R. Inge
“No Christian can be a pessimist, for Christianity is a system of radical optimism.” -William R. Inge
“Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself.” -William R. Inge
“When our first parents were driven out of Paradise, Adam is believed to have remarked to Eve, ‘My dear, we live in an age of transition.’” -William R. Inge
William Ralph Inge was born on 6 June 1860 in Crayke, Yorkshire, England. He was a brother of Charles Cuthbert Inge. He became an Anglican priest (Church of England), professor of divinity at Cambridge University, the Dean of Saint Paul’s Cathedral in London (1911 - 1934) where he became known as Dean Inge, and writer of more than 35 books. William Ralph Inge passed on at 93 years of age on 26 February 1954 in Wallingford, England.
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“I have lived to thank God that all my prayers have not been answered.” -Jean Ingelow
Jean Ingelow was born in 1820. Jean Ingelow passed on in 1897.
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“The Earth reminded us of a Christmas tree ornament hanging in the blackness of space. As we got farther and farther away it diminished in size. Finally it shrank to the size of a marble the most beautiful marble you can imagine. That beautiful warm living object looked so fragile so delicate that if you touched it with a finger it would crumble and fall apart. Seeing this has to change a man has to make a man appreciate the creation of God and the love of God.” -James Irwin
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A heavenly place is where I will find my Father
A heavenly place is where I am destined to go when I die
A heavenly place will have festivities like singing and dancing
A heavenly place will give a warm welcome to those who come
A heavenly place is not difficult to find if you know Jesus Christ!
-Janae Ivie
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“I have never understood why it should be considered derogatory to the Creator to suppose that he has a sense of humor.” -William R. Inge
“No Christian can be a pessimist, for Christianity is a system of radical optimism.” -William R. Inge
“Prayer gives a man the opportunity of getting to know a gentleman he hardly ever meets. I do not mean his maker, but himself.” -William R. Inge
“When our first parents were driven out of Paradise, Adam is believed to have remarked to Eve, ‘My dear, we live in an age of transition.’” -William R. Inge
William Ralph Inge was born on 6 June 1860 in Crayke, Yorkshire, England. He was a brother of Charles Cuthbert Inge. He became an Anglican priest (Church of England), professor of divinity at Cambridge University, the Dean of Saint Paul’s Cathedral in London (1911 - 1934) where he became known as Dean Inge, and writer of more than 35 books. William Ralph Inge passed on at 93 years of age on 26 February 1954 in Wallingford, England.
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“I have lived to thank God that all my prayers have not been answered.” -Jean Ingelow
Jean Ingelow was born in 1820. Jean Ingelow passed on in 1897.
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“The Earth reminded us of a Christmas tree ornament hanging in the blackness of space. As we got farther and farther away it diminished in size. Finally it shrank to the size of a marble the most beautiful marble you can imagine. That beautiful warm living object looked so fragile so delicate that if you touched it with a finger it would crumble and fall apart. Seeing this has to change a man has to make a man appreciate the creation of God and the love of God.” -James Irwin
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A heavenly place is where I will find my Father
A heavenly place is where I am destined to go when I die
A heavenly place will have festivities like singing and dancing
A heavenly place will give a warm welcome to those who come
A heavenly place is not difficult to find if you know Jesus Christ!
-Janae Ivie
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“The gospel assures you that your value is not dependent on your looks or material possessions.” -Elaine L. Jack
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“Just before bedtime prayers evaluate each day. Make plans for tomorrow that will move you toward your long-range goal. Strive for a close partnership with God in making your dreams come true.” -Florence S. Jacobsen
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Not for the mighty world. O Lord, tonight,
Nations and kingdoms in their fearful might -
Let me be glad the kettle gently sings,
Let me be grateful for little things.
-Edna Jaques
Edna Jaques was born on 17 January 1891 in Collingwood, Canada. She became a lecturer, a writer, and a poet. Edna Jaques passed on at 87 years of age on 13 September 1978 in Willowdale, Toronto, Canada.
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“The good gardener knows with absolute certainty that if he does his part, if he gives the labor, the love, and every aid that his knowledge of his craft, experience of the conditions of his place, and exercise of his personal wit can work together to suggest, that so surely will God give the increase. Then with the honestly-earned success comes the consciousness of encouragement to renewed effort, and, as it were, an echo of the gracious words, ‘Well done my good and faithful servant’.” -Gertrude Jekyll: “Wood and Garden” (1899)
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“Praise shall conclude that work which prayer began.” -William Jenkyn
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“Kids today learn a lot about getting to the Moon, but very little about getting to Heaven.” -David Jeremiah
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“Be always employed about some rational thing, that the devil find thee not idle.” -Jerome
Jerome was born as Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus in about C.E. 347 in on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, in Stridon, Dalmatia. In C.E. 365, he was baptized and converted to Catholicism. At this time, he began his study of theology and the Hebrew language. Jerome then lived for many years as a hermit in the desert of Syria, where he continued his studies. He is known for his translation of the Bible from Greek and Hebrew into Latin, known as the “Latin Vulgate.” Eventually, Jerome returned to the east, where he passed on at about 73 years of age on 30 September 420, and rests under the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. He is recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Lutheran Church, and the Church of England (Anglican Communion). Saint Jerome’s Day is on 30 September of each year.
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“Walk while ye have the light lest darkness come upon you.” -John
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“But we are rich only as we are grateful to the Lord; and too often measure our own blessings as compared with what other possess.” -Benjamin F. Johnson
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“God Himself, sir, does not propose to judge a man until his life is over. Why should you and I?” -Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson, also known as Doctor Johnson, was born in 1709. His father owned a bookshop in Lichfield. He was married to Elizabeth Porter in 1735. He became an essayist, an aphorist, a poet, a biographer, an editor, a lexicographer, and a literary critic. He is known as the creator of the, “Dictionary of the English Language.” Samuel Johnson passed on in 1784 and rests in Westminster Abbey.
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“I could not say that I believe. I know! I have had the experience of being gripped by something that is stronger than myself, something that people call God. ” -C. G. Jung
Carl Gustav Jung, also known as C. G. Jung, was born on 26 July 1875 in Kesswil, Thurgau, Switzerland. He became a psychiatrist, a psychotherapist, and a writer. He founded analytical psychology and developed the concepts of extraversion and introversion, archetypes, and the collective unconscious. Carl Gustav Jung passed on at 85 years of age on 6 June 1961 in Küsnacht, Zürich, Switzerland.
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“The gospel assures you that your value is not dependent on your looks or material possessions.” -Elaine L. Jack
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“Just before bedtime prayers evaluate each day. Make plans for tomorrow that will move you toward your long-range goal. Strive for a close partnership with God in making your dreams come true.” -Florence S. Jacobsen
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Not for the mighty world. O Lord, tonight,
Nations and kingdoms in their fearful might -
Let me be glad the kettle gently sings,
Let me be grateful for little things.
-Edna Jaques
Edna Jaques was born on 17 January 1891 in Collingwood, Canada. She became a lecturer, a writer, and a poet. Edna Jaques passed on at 87 years of age on 13 September 1978 in Willowdale, Toronto, Canada.
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“The good gardener knows with absolute certainty that if he does his part, if he gives the labor, the love, and every aid that his knowledge of his craft, experience of the conditions of his place, and exercise of his personal wit can work together to suggest, that so surely will God give the increase. Then with the honestly-earned success comes the consciousness of encouragement to renewed effort, and, as it were, an echo of the gracious words, ‘Well done my good and faithful servant’.” -Gertrude Jekyll: “Wood and Garden” (1899)
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“Praise shall conclude that work which prayer began.” -William Jenkyn
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“Kids today learn a lot about getting to the Moon, but very little about getting to Heaven.” -David Jeremiah
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“Be always employed about some rational thing, that the devil find thee not idle.” -Jerome
Jerome was born as Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus in about C.E. 347 in on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, in Stridon, Dalmatia. In C.E. 365, he was baptized and converted to Catholicism. At this time, he began his study of theology and the Hebrew language. Jerome then lived for many years as a hermit in the desert of Syria, where he continued his studies. He is known for his translation of the Bible from Greek and Hebrew into Latin, known as the “Latin Vulgate.” Eventually, Jerome returned to the east, where he passed on at about 73 years of age on 30 September 420, and rests under the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. He is recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Lutheran Church, and the Church of England (Anglican Communion). Saint Jerome’s Day is on 30 September of each year.
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“Walk while ye have the light lest darkness come upon you.” -John
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“But we are rich only as we are grateful to the Lord; and too often measure our own blessings as compared with what other possess.” -Benjamin F. Johnson
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“God Himself, sir, does not propose to judge a man until his life is over. Why should you and I?” -Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson, also known as Doctor Johnson, was born in 1709. His father owned a bookshop in Lichfield. He was married to Elizabeth Porter in 1735. He became an essayist, an aphorist, a poet, a biographer, an editor, a lexicographer, and a literary critic. He is known as the creator of the, “Dictionary of the English Language.” Samuel Johnson passed on in 1784 and rests in Westminster Abbey.
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“I could not say that I believe. I know! I have had the experience of being gripped by something that is stronger than myself, something that people call God. ” -C. G. Jung
Carl Gustav Jung, also known as C. G. Jung, was born on 26 July 1875 in Kesswil, Thurgau, Switzerland. He became a psychiatrist, a psychotherapist, and a writer. He founded analytical psychology and developed the concepts of extraversion and introversion, archetypes, and the collective unconscious. Carl Gustav Jung passed on at 85 years of age on 6 June 1961 in Küsnacht, Zürich, Switzerland.
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