Thursday, May 24, 2018

every mentally ill person you’ve ever worked with is basically lonely

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Richard Rohr quote: I once met a psychiatrist who said something to me that initially I thought was an overstatement: “Richard, at the end ...
Saturday, May 19, 2018

Remember to FROG every relationship.

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GIFTED FOR LEADERSHIP APRIL 28, 2016 www.christianitytoday.com/gifted-for-leadership/2016/april/how-to-lead-dominating-male-leaders.html ...
Thursday, May 17, 2018

Jesus put his body where his mouth was

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Jesus put his body where his mouth was. That's one reason why I trust him. ~ Truthful Grace
Thursday, May 10, 2018

when the people of God are presented with the facts . . .

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“I have most often seen that, when the people of God are presented with the facts, they do the right thing.” ~ Pastor John Bisagno, curre...
Saturday, May 05, 2018

no longer in the fight

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“I pray that when I die, all of hell will rejoice that I am no longer in the fight.” ~ C.T. Studd http://www.essentialcslewis.com/2017/01...

What C.S. Lewis said about Humility

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“It is better to forget about yourself altogether.” from Mere Christianity , book 3, chapter 8 (The Great Sin) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...

“Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less.”

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“Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less.” The Purpose Driven Life , Rick Warren, 2002 (original) editio...

The Privilege, or the Burden, which Christianity lays upon Men

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“It is painful, being a man, to have to assert the privilege, or the burden, which Christianity lays upon my own sex. I am crushingly aware ...
Friday, May 04, 2018

Love people before they deserve it

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If you want to be miserable, go through life thinking of yourself as the "innocent victim." If you want the joy of the Lord, lo...
Friday, April 27, 2018

The Road Is Too Rough - Olga J. Weiss

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The Road Is Too Rough (Poetry on the rejection and isolation Christ must have felt.) The road is too rough," I said, "Dear Lo...

What Jesus will be is a mother hen who defends her chicks

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The well-known preacher Barbara Brown Taylor says, "Jesus won’t be king of the jungle in this or any other story. What he will be is ...
Wednesday, April 25, 2018

"Do not corner something you know is meaner than you."

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"I learned some invaluable lessons in Nashville that apply to both farming and show business: Do not corner something you know is meane...

"Show 'em what you can do."

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"I suppose I could have sat back and pitied myself. For a time I wondered if I'd ever be able to go on to a stage and perform again...

"I'm not going to limit myself just because . . ."

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"I'm not going to limit myself just because people won't accept the fact that I can do something else." ~ Dolly Parton htt...

"if you're feeling low, don't despair."

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"If you're feeling low, don't despair. The sun has a sinking spell every night, but it comes back up every morning." ~ Dol...

"I look at their eyes and their smile and seek out the good first"

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"When I meet someone, I look at their eyes and their smile and seek out the good first - it's easy to find when you're looking ...
Friday, April 20, 2018

Nelson Mandela, “with freedom comes responsibilities”

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Nelson Mandela ended his extraordinary autobiography, entitled “ Long Walk to Freedom ,” with these words: “I have walked that long road t...
Saturday, March 24, 2018

so long as you show up

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Steel Magnolias was not a great movie, but it had one magnificent line. "God don't care which church you go to, so long as you sho...
Thursday, March 08, 2018

Did Jesus really have to die on the Cross?

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Anselm's answer to someone wondering if Jesus really had to die on the Cross: "You have not yet fully reflected on what a heavy we...
Thursday, March 01, 2018

Howard Thurman quotes

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from https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Howard_Thurman  as of 3/1/2018 "Jesus rejected hatred because he saw that hatred meant death to th...