Basil Sparks > Basil's Quotes

“The God who is big is so big that He could become small and in becoming small He could reconnect us, through His life and sacrifice, to a big God.”
― Basil Sparks, UNSHACKLED: Living the Life I was Destined For

“Being trapped by past events or circumstances is like walking backwards into the future. By walking backwards whilst trying to move forward will make it impossible to grasp new opportunities.”
― Basil Sparks, UNSHACKLED: Living the Life I was Destined For

“Kindness steps over racial prejudice to see the human being on the other side of colour. Kindness identifies, in each of us, the need to be loved, respected, and validated. And when an act of kindness does that, it no longer matters that I am White, and you are Black. Kindness steps across all hostility; racial, religious, language, etc. It is a powerful weapon that changes communities, one kind act at a time.”
― Basil Sparks, FINDING MY LOST VOICE: By Acting Justly, Loving Kindness and Walking Humbly with God

“Most ordinary people ... want to do their jobs, love their people, and live in peace with others. Add kindness to the mix and you have a picture of beauty. I may be different to you, believe differently from what you do, speak a different language to your home language, or have a different bank balance to yours, but when I act kindly toward you, I am bridging a divide between your world and mine.”
― Basil Sparks, FINDING MY LOST VOICE: By Acting Justly, Loving Kindness and Walking Humbly with God

“It is time to own up, grow up, and man up. It is time to step out of the shadows of apathy and step into the adventure of being a man who can be counted on, a man who reflects a godly character, and a man who can lead and love sacrificially.”
― Basil Sparks, FINDING MY LOST VOICE: By Acting Justly, Loving Kindness and Walking Humbly with God

“If the self is the source of our depression or despair or insecurity or fear, it can’t also be the source of our ultimate fulfillment.”
― Allie Beth Stuckey, You're Not Enough (and That's Ok): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love

“When we follow Christ, we are never at risk of "losing ourselves," because our identity is eternally found in him.”
― Allie Beth Stuckey, You're Not Enough (and That's Ok): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love

“A morally confused culture will speak in a morally confused way.”
― Basil Sparks, FINDING MY LOST VOICE: By Acting Justly, Loving Kindness and Walking Humbly with God

“Power is a dangerous drug, a thirst that is never quenched. It promises but it takes more than it gives. Friends are divided by it, wars are fought over it, churches split because of it, and Satan will tempt you to sell your soul for it.”
― Basil Sparks, FINDING MY LOST VOICE: By Acting Justly, Loving Kindness and Walking Humbly with God

“Kindness is the virtue of champions. It crosses religious boundaries, breaks the back of hatred, gives forgiveness its personality, overcomes racial intolerance, helps the weak, and upends the enemy.”
― Basil Sparks, FINDING MY LOST VOICE: By Acting Justly, Loving Kindness and Walking Humbly with God