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"..there is almost always a gap between what a CEO claims his philosophy to be..." by James O'Toole, USC
"Lending should be done with witnesses, giving without.
When you shoot an arrow of truth,..." by Fred Smith, Jr.
"Is there purpose to our existence beyond simply existing? Does our being matter? Would our..." by Harold Kushner
"You don't become happy by pursuing happiness. It is always a by-product, never a goal." by Harold Kushner
"Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is like..." by Harold Kushner
"Education apart from experience is nothing in Christian life. Jesus did not take a dozen..." by Sam Shoemaker
"Self-expression is unselfconscious. It is as natural as an unpracticed gesture but not easy when..." by Dick Richards
"Soul defies logic and rationality; it shuns order, so we have lost it, especially in..." by Dick Richards
"Wouldn't it be more honest, as well as better theology, to name our churches something..." by Pete Hammond
"The faithful soul busy in the world cannot but seek for himself a harmony of..." by Yves Congar
"Intercession can be described as 'spending energy on someone else when you are not with..." by Pete Hammond
"Remember, we are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having..." by Steven Covey
"Surprise, surprise, surprise! When Christians fail again (1995 New Era financial failure) the world will..." by Pete Hammond
"We must all accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope." by M.L. King
"When church is familiar, comfortable, easy and predictable, it raises questions about whether God is..." by Pete Hammond
"It's not death I fear... Death is nothing; but to live without creating, without contributing,..." by Jamie Buckingham
"When newlyweds, Carol and I had a couch in our living room that was so..." by John Wimber
"Thus, one who makes it a rule to be content in every part and accident..." by William Law
"We have spent an excessive amount of time in the west conjugating three verbs: to..." by Ron Dart
"What I can accomplish in life will only be as big as my insecurities." by Karen Moy
"The world drinks to forget. Christians drink - the blood of Christ - to remember." by Steve Brown
"There are two lessons for growing old - Forgetting and Remembering. Many of my elderly..." by Wallace Erickson
"God loves you just the way you are. But he loves you too much to..."
"Wouldn't it be fun to be out raising hell for a righteous cause?!" by Fred Smith
"We tend to exalt product over process which is not God's way. His product is..." by Fred Smith
"This kind of Christianity is an other worldly kingdom, a private inwardly limited spirit, a..." by Orlando Costas
"Courage is fear that has said its prayers."
"Humanity is the strangest of all animals for it runs fastest when it has lost..." by Rollo May
"We function as if Christians were bionic creatures, wired to operate independently of each other..." by Pete Hammond
"Maturity has several outcomes: - You can accept your limits, - You refuse to reach permanent conclusions..." by Pete Hammond
"In a world which is Christ's, 'worldliness' is the Christian way. To regard Christianity as..." by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
"Unworldliness based on knowledge of the world is the finest thing on earth; but unworldliness..." by William R. Inge
"If I love my neighbor as myself, I regale myself with his prosperity, even as..." by Robert Law
"I believe in the priesthood of the believer and not the exaltation of the pastor..." by Jimmy Carter
"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what..." by Bud Hancock
"Like over achievers, under-achievers also have some distinct traits: * They feel becoming a Christian exempts..." by Jeff Comment
"Our greatest testimony does not necessarily come from our speeches, our thoughts, or our ministries;..." by Jeff Comment
"In response to my question about what he had learned about growing older, he answered,..." by Wallace Erickson
"God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it in the nest." by J.G. Holland
"Mother Teresa defines her vow of poverty as "complete freedom from possessions... We are first..." by Mother Teresa
"If you feel comfortable in a group, you might ask yourself if one of these..." by Pete Hammond
"Childhood, whether in the physical or moral world, is the great self-centered period of life;..." by Henry Drummond
"Do you think you know God? What do you make of such contrasting images as..." by Pete Hammond
"Why do we work so hard to live up to the expectations of others in..." by Pete Hammond
"The sovereignty of God should not cause fatalism. It is the foundation of serenity. Who..." by Pete Hammond
"Why do we spend so much energy distinguishing ourselves from other types of believers while..." by Pete Hammond
"Why do American Christians cherish painlessness & pleasure and feel that difficulty & weariness are..." by Pete Hammond
"[My]interviewees tended to fall into three basic categories, determined by personality style, intellectual sophistication, theological..." by Dr. Laura L. Nash, Ph.D.
"The question originally posed in this book is profoundly simple: Does faith make a difference..." by Dr. Laura L. Nash
"Devotional time without theological grounding leads to error; Devotional time without social concerns leads to..." by Brian Stiller
"Innumerable times a whole Christian community has broken down because it has sprung from a..." by Deitrich Bonhoeffer
"Are you unhappy with your body? Almost everyone is. Do you know why? Are you..." by Pete Hammond
"Lots of Christians are nasty because they are spiritually hungry. If they were enriched they..." by Pete Hammond
"When you feel at ease in a group, ask yourself, 'Is it because I am..." by Pete Hammond
"Lord, help us become a community whose beliefs are touched by the pain of others...." by Pete Hammond
"This has been an age in which we have humanized God and deified man, and..." by Billy Graham
"Changes of paradigm are, by definition, matters of perception, feeling, world view, consciousness; they are..." by Loren Mead
"God, help me respond to sin in me by admitting the truth about myself. Help..." by Pete Hammond
"When the learned skeptic says, 'The visions of the Old Testament were local, and rustic,..." by G.K. Chesterton
"When the learned skeptic says, 'The visions of the Old Testament were local, and rustic,..." by G.K. Chesterton
"(In a debate with one of George Bernard Shaw=s disciples) Jackson: 'Truth is one's own..." by G.K. Chesterton
"(Regarding his personal loneliness and unmarried state he said) "Pray that your loneliness may spur..." by Charlie May Simon
"God does not die on the day when we cease to believe in a personal..." by Charlie May Simon
"Your life is without foundation if, in any matter, you choose on your own behalf." by Charlie May Simon
"'The humility which comes with others having faith in you', he wrote. 'If only I..." by Charlie May Simon
"Hammarskjold wrote after a friend was arrested; The road, You shall follow it, The fun, you shall..." by Charlie May Simon
"Reading Thomas Kempis often, he included in his journal, 'Why seekest thou rest since thou..." by Charlie May Simon
"One thing is certain: if He was God and nothing else, His immortality means nothing..." by Dorothy Sayers
"(In creating a mock quiz from critics of the faith, she wrote) What are the..." by Dorothy Sayers
"It is fatal to let people suppose that Christianity is only a mode of feeling;..." by Dorothy Sayers
"I believe that it is a grave mistake to present Christianity as something charming and..." by Dorothy Sayers
"Christianity has an enormous advantage over every other religion in the world. It is the..." by Dorothy Sayers
"Now, for the Christian.... He is as deeply shocked and grieved as anybody else (over..." by Dorothy Sayers
"The avaricious greed that prompts men to cut down forests for the speedy making of..." by Dorothy Sayers
"Paradoxical as it may seem, to believe in youth is to look backward; to look..." by Dorothy Sayers
"It is always strange and painful to have to change a habit of mind; though,..." by Dorothy Sayers
"Without forsaking faith she said religion would only impede my work." by Jim Forest
"If only it was less a Church of charities and more of a Church of..." by Dorothy Day
"'We are saved by love, not by keeping in line' (Father Roy) said, 'Love is..." by Jim Forest
"Ammon Hennacy identified himself as an anarchist, which he defined as someone 'who doesn't need..." by Ammon Hennacy
"(In the Civil Rights Montgomery bus integration) Dorothy was elated. At last America was taking..." by Jim Forest
"Faith alone gives men courage to throw off slavery, and faith alone gives them self-control..." by Helen Shoemaker
"The principles that governed Alcoholics Anonymous... and the principles that governed Faith At Work paralleled...." by Helen Shoemaker
""...a Christianized social order... is not the kingdom. It is an ordering of society that..." by Paul Minus
"If we embrace a self absorbed hedonism of relaxation and happy feelings, while dodging tough..." by J.I. Packer
"Mr. Business went to Mass; he never missed a Sunday.
Mr Business went to hell..." by Ed Willock
"The greatest madness of all is to see the world as it is and not..." by Man from LaMancha
"We would check the thoughts we get against standards which Jesus has shown us in..." by Fredrick Phillips
"Future love does not exist. Love is a present activity only." by Leo Tolstoy
"A man would no more be able to live exclusively according to the highest christian..." by Soren Kierkegard
"Another sign of the early marginalizing of daily life comes from church historian who said..." by Leland Rykin
"Richard L. Greaves massive survey of the primary sources reveals that the Puritans 'asserted that..." by Leland Ryken
"Machismo is not simple male dominance or patriarchy.... Rather than a sign of self confidence,..." by Elizabeth Brusco
"Today's InterVarsity struggles with giving permission, and then accepting, change within its veterans. Growth means..." by Pete Hammond
"Christianity's basic problem is that "in the dimensions of the Christian life where Christian can..." by George Barna
"AI once heard a minister [sic - pastor?] say "Religion is for people who are..." by Nell Martin
"An optimist is someone who is almost never unpleasantly surprised." by Ruth Frey
"In every human encounter we should assume brokenness or woundedness. It is one of two..." by Pete Hammond
"Describing Roman Catholic prophet and workplace pioneer, Robert Coles said, "Dorothy Day...enjoyed...as they tried to..." by Robert Coles
"[Commenting on the Christian faith, Dorothy Day says,] As a little child the happy peace..." by Dorothy Day
"[At college - U. of Illinois] I was seventeen, and I felt completely alone in..." by Dorothy Day
"It's the man who is willing to take risks who is really alive. The rest..." by Mary Glazener
"Consecration is more than chorus singing, more than prayer meetings, more than conventions. Consecration is..." by Warren Nelson
"It remains an experience of inestimable value that for once we have learned to see..." by Eberhard Bethge, Bonheoffer
"[In a personal letter Bonhoeffer declared} I threw myself into work in a very unchristian..." by Eberhard Bethge, Bonheoffer
"Here and there people flee from public altercation into the sanctuary of private virtuousness. But..." by Eberhard Bethge, Bonheoffer
"During this past year I've come to know and understand more and more the profound..." by Eberhard Bethge, Bonheoffer
"We ought to find and love God in what he actually gives us; if it..." by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
"There are people who regard it as frivilous, and some Christians think it impious, for..." by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
"Life isn't an accumulation of abstractions such as love and truth, sin and salvation...life is..." by Eugene Peterson
"What do these stories [Biblical lives] tell us about living this human life well, living..." by Eugene Peterson
"...a friend of mine calls it an American irony that here in the United States,..." by Max De Pree
"Like kissing families, movements have their distinguishing marks. In movements, people tell stories about giants..." by Max De Pree
"(sometimes attributed to Einstein but probably apocryphal): Insanity is when you do the same thing..." by Max De Pree
"Family blood is not always thicker than the waters of our baptism in Christ. There..."
"Theology and Bible knowledge that doesn't suffer is doubtful in its benefit. Martin Luther responded..." by Robert Banks
"Is training really needed? Is it Biblical? Where has it happened? Doesn't it happen all..." by Robert Banks
"On balance: No one should be. God is and the church can be over the..." by Robert Banks
"On integration: Some things will always be in paradoxical tension, e.g.: self-acceptance and healthy pride..." by Robert Banks
"Work like you don't need money. Love like you've never been hurt. And dance like..." by Fr. Bob Heidenreich
"The will of God will never lead you to where the grace of God cannot..."
"Does life feel like a wonderful gift to you for celebration, discovery and sharing -..." by Pete Hammond
"Sin gives us the terrible ability to misuse any good thing - possessions, friends, family,..." by Pete Hammond
"Love was the design for people and families. Sin is the bind that has damaged us..." by Pete Hammond
"His family had been leaders in community and church for three generations. He was currently..." by Pete Hammond
"Complexity is both beautiful and valid while also being demanding. But, it does reflect God's..." by Pete Hammond
"Before [I met a certain priest], I was an emotional Catholic. I would pray when..." by Ricardo Montalban
"All groups have reward systems - both official ones and informal ones. These are built..." by Pete Hammond
"Change is challenging. One reason is that it involves grieving the loss of what was...." by Dr. Newton Wilson
"Holiness is beneficial to others rather than judgmental of them." by Pete Hammond
"It is contradictory and embarrassing the way we continually preach growth, and constantly resist change." by Pete Hammond
"While we continue to question whether we believe in God, the fact remains for us..." by Pete Hammond
"The Bible is God's gift to us to tell us all we need to know..." by Dennis Kinlaw
"Dying is part of living. Death is different. Dying is part of the whole process..." by Bob Lamont
"I am learning that the body of Christ is not a fair-weather fan club, but..." by Chris Rice
"The rabbi of Sasov once gave the last money he had in his pocket to..."
"Regarding faith, three New Testament writers speak with great candor about two dimensions of it. -..." by Pete Hammond
"God did not become human that we might become gods, but that we might become..." by Craig Barnes
"Albert Palmer has written, 'Salvation is not something that is done for you, but something..." by Craig Barnes
".... We live behind God when we get too committed to a comfortable place in..." by Craig Barnes
"We ought to talk less about God because of our tendency to begin to think..." by Pete Hammond
"Why do we slip into thinking that imperfect parents can or should produce or raise..." by Pete Hammond
"Optimism is counterfeit hope." by John Leax
"In the honest heart faith and doubt are not rivals." by John Leax
"Many wish to see God; few wish to be seen by him." by John Leax
"Salvation is not earned by passing a vocabulary quiz." by John Leax
"In the face of grief, human empathy is more comforting than theological truth." by John Leax
"The curious walk crooked paths." by John Leax
"My salvation will be complete only when I cease to resent God's forgiveness of those..." by John Leax
"A live body is not one that never gets hurt, but one that can to..." by C.S. Lewis
"[As Lewis was grieving the death of his wife he said:] "What do people mean..." by C.S. Lewis
"In the name of evangelism or witness, too many Christians practice 'verbal Ramboism.' Many religious..." by Pete Hammond
"If you ask 'why?' when hard times come upon you, then you should ask 'why?'..." by Pete Hammond
"What matters? That I have been loved and have learned to love others. All the..."
"We are called as believers to be: - Loyal to God - Rooted in Kingdom values - Stewards of our abilities..." by Pete Hammond
"The probability of life originating from accident is comparable to the probability of the unabridged..." by Albert Einstein
"True ministry happens when deep gladness meets human need." by Craig Barnes
"I am unlighted candles. Send your flame, O Christ." by Elva McAllaster
"Our society needs more `meaning makers'...people who make sense of life...people who make sense of..." by Don Posterski
"William James, author in psychology and religion said: "To most people religion was either an..." by William James
"Calvin Miller notes that: "Faith can only be sure when the mind endorses all the..." by Calvin Miller
"Even as Jehovah chose to shock Israel into reality through the Egyptian and Babylonian captivities,..." by Pete Hammond
"To laugh is to risk appearing the fool. To weep is to risk appearing sentimental...."
"An imprisoned Chinese pastor, Brother Cheng, wrote his family the following on a scrap of..." by Brother Cheng
"One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore." by Andre Gide
"No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow." by Alice Walker
"Don't be afraid to go out on a limb. That's where the fruit is."
"Without the high hope of adventure, Religion degenerates into a mere appendage of a comfortable..." by Alfred North Whitehead
"A 'family' is a coalition (both voluntary and involuntary) of sinners who will be themselves...." by Pete Hammond
"Most middle-class Americans tend to: - Worship their work; - Work at their play; and - Play at..." by Gordon Dahl
"All have sinned and come short of the glory of God."
"It is a great mistake to think that God is chiefly interested in religion." by William Temple
"A hunger of spirit permeates society. We long for the taste of credible and courageous..." by Dick Halverson
"A person who says he can't and a person who says he can are, strangely..."
"Many people spend their entire life indefinitely preparing to live." by Paul Tournier
"Before I am saved, Christians will have to look more saved." by Friedreich Nietzsche
"I would become a Christian if they lived it." by Mahatma Gandhi
"Why do you call me 'Lord, Lord and do not what I say?' (Jesus, Matthew 7:21-23)..."
"Justification is Jesus accepting me as I am - a sinner. Sanctification is the Spirit..." by Pete Hammond
"Wisdom does not come from suffering, but from suffering reflected on, accepted, assimilated. If one..." by William J. O'Malley
"When I was a child, I prayed like a child, and I continued to pray..." by Wm. O'Malley
"Faith is not a way to get to heaven. Rather it is the basis of..." by Pete Hammond
"In our era, the road to holiness necessarily passes through the world of action." by Dag Hammarskjold
"Christians are defined by their relationship to God. - helped by their connections with each other. -..." by Pete Hammond
"Hope is patience with the lamp lit." by Tertullian
"The strength of our virtue must not be measured by our efforts, but by our..." by Blaise Pascal
"My opinion is that you never find happiness until you stop looking for it. My..." by Thomas Merton
"The first duty of love is to listen." by Paul Tullich
"Do not pray for easy lives; pray to be stronger people. Do not pray for..." by Phillips Brooks
"What are the distinctive marks of Christianity?....First, that from the beginning man has been endowed..." by Margaret Thatcher
"...Biblical faith really should and often does make a difference in my decision making process...it..." by William. H. Hudnut III
"The modern religious crisis... is its fearful retreat into the comfortable womb of community, where..."
""The concentration on self is a natural result of the passionate need to escape the..." by Philip Lee
"Cultures with rising hopes, ambitious political and social expectations, tend to occupy themselves with revolutions,..." by Philip Lee
"Make no mistake - the workplace is this nation’s great unrecognized church; each work place,..." by Chris Satullo
"What should our attitude be toward this world? Aware of its bondage to evil, oppression,..." by Pete Hammond
"Every man needs two conversions: the first of the heart and the second of his..." by Martin Luther
"In a world which is Christ’s, ‘worldliness’ is the Christian way. To regard Christianity as..." by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, 1906-1945, German Theologian
"Being ‘saved’ doesn’t mean becoming like anyone one else (An evangelist, pastor, hero, super Christian,..." by Pete Hammond
"We don’t please God any more in Church than at the stove or in the..." by Ralph Mattson
"Because the new American evangelicalism had no real interest in this world, and was, in..." by Philip Lee
"Boredom is really a spiritual problem....One way we try to avoid boredom is by owning..." by Father Jerry Foley
"Every day we are told, in a hundred ways, that we are essentially consumers.... Those..." by Craig Barnes
"We often behave as if God were interested in religion but not in life -..." by Helen Shoemaker
"It is quite useless knocking at the door of heaven for earthly comfort; its not..." by C.S. Lewis
"...the majority of church members are more self-satisfied, more committed to the status quo, and..." by Jimmy Carter
"William Penn said, ‘True Godliness doesn’t turn men out of the world, but enables them..." by Thomas V DiBacco
"Talk about infiltration! ... Christ has his men [and women] everywhere. The real impact of..." by Richard Halverson
"If you are a baptized Christian, if you have faith in Jesus Christ and try..." by Henry Libersat
"Anybody can observe the Sabbath, but making it holy surely takes the rest of the..." by Unknown
"We should not be thermometers, just measuring what already exists, but thermostats working within the..." by William. H. Hudnut III with Judy Keene
"I define separatism as that extreme position that says religion has nothing to do with..." by William. H. Hudnut III with Judy Keene
"The world is not a funhouse of mirrors, everywhere reflecting distorted images of myself. The..." by Mark Quinn
"It is much more comfortable and comforting to confine Jesus to the sanctuary, but note..." by Vic Jamieson
"Most any pastor can help people in times of need. It doesn’t take a skillful..." by George Buttrick
"The Ted Turners of our world should know that giving up their businesses in not..." by Chip Anderson, Bible and Theology Professor at Prairie Bible College
"A truck driver declared, “I always thought I was in the world to go to..." by Nelvin Vos
"Service is the rent we pay for our room on earth." by Lord Halifax
"If a man cannot be a Christian in the place where he is, he cannot..." by Henry Ward Beecher
"...it is only by living completely in the world that one learns to have faith....By..." by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
"Spirituality is not restricted to the so-called religious aspects of life: prayer and worship. It..." by Anne Rowthorn
"My ideas have changed about Sunday. I have learned that it is rather hypocritical to..." by Dorothy Day
"Some Christians creep around the chancel and tiptoe in the sanctuary; they speak in hushed..." by Anne Rowthorn
"Von Hugel saw the agnostic as a land animal, the religious person as an amphibian...." by Bishop Raymond Lucker
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