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“Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.”
― Phillips Brooks

“I asked 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 greater 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 that I asked for
but everything that I had hoped for.
Almost despite myself my unspoken prayers were answered,
I am, among all men, most richly blessed”
― Unknown Confederate Soldier

“You aren't doing God's will unless you're doing it God's way.”
― Laura-Lee Rahn

“Obey God and leave all the consequences to Him.”
― Charles Stanley

“Jesus never gives up on you, so don't give up on Him. Don't be God's fairweather friend.”
― Laura-Lee Rahn

“Offer your body as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual worship”
― Apostle Paul

“There is no such thing as a great man of God, only weak, pitiful, faithless men of a great and merciful God.”
― Paul Washer

“We love God best by loving each other.”
― Laura-Lee Rahn

“Imagine yourself as a living house. God comes in to rebuild that house. At first, perhaps, you can understand what He is doing. He is getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof and so on; you knew that those jobs needed doing and so you are not surprised. But presently He starts knocking the house about in a way that hurts abominably and does not seem to make any sense. What on earth is He up to? The explanation is that He is building quite a different house from the one you thought of - throwing out a new wing here, putting on an extra floor there, running up towers, making courtyards. You thought you were being made into a decent little cottage: but He is building a palace. He intends to come and live in it Himself.”
― C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

“God allows us to experience the low points of life in order to teach us lessons that we could learn in no other way.”
― C.S. Lewis

“We do not write because we want to; we write because we have to.”
― W. Somerset Maugham

“But repentance isn’t supposed to feel good. In fact, if it does, you’re probably doing it wrong.”
― Charles Stanley, The Charles F. Stanley Life Principles Daily Bible, NKJV

“As long we insist on writing our own stories, he cannot write his living will onto our hearts.”
― Charles Stanley, Finding God's Blessings in Brokenness: How Pain Reveals His Deepest Love

“We who have seen war, will never stop seeing it. In the silence of the night, we will always hear the screams. So this is our story, for we were soldiers once, and young”
― Joseph L. Galloway, They Were Soldiers: The Sacrifices and Contributions of Our Vietnam Veterans

“I was blind, now I'm seeing in color.
I was dead, now I'm living forever
I had failed, but you were my redeemer
I've been blessed beyond all measure

I was lost, now I'm found by the father
I've been changed from a ruin to treasure
I've been given a hope and a future
I've been blessed beyond all measure

I am counting every blessing, counting every blessing
Letting go and trusting when I cannot see
I am counting every blessing, counting every blessing
Surely every season you are good to me
Oh, you are good to me.”
― Rend Collective : Gareth Gilkeson; Chris Llewellyn; Ali Gilkeson; Patrick Thompson

“I have seen a land shining with goodness, where each man protects his brother's dignity as readily as his own, where war and want have ceased and all races live under the same law of love and honour.

I have seen a land bright with truth, where a man's word is his pledge and falsehood is banished, where children sleep safe in their mother's arms and never know fear or pain.

I have seen a land where kings extend their hands in justice rather than reach for the sword; where mercy, kindness, and compassion flow like deep water over the land, and men revere virtue, revere truth, revere beauty, above comfort, pleasure or selfish gain. A land where peace reigns in the hill, and love like a fire from every hearth; where the True God is worshipped and his ways acclaimed by all.”
― Stephen R. Lawhead, Arthur

“No tabloid will ever print the startling news that the mummified body of Jesus of Nazareth has been discovered in old Jerusalem. Christians have no carefully embalmed body enclosed in a glass case to worship. Thank God, we have an empty tomb. The glorious fact that the empty tomb proclaims to us is that life for us does not stop when death comes. Death is not a wall, but a door.”
― Peter Marshall (Congressional Chaplain)

“But," you may ask, "how can we forget the unkind things that are said...the cruel and unfair treatment one has received? How can we simply forget these things? It is not as simple as that!" There is just one sure way. Never talk about them, and never think about them. If you want to forget something, never speak even to your dearest friend about it. When it bobs into your mind, banish it at once. It will surprise you how quickly you can forget anything by that treatment.”
― Peter Marshall

“One person with a belief is equal to a force of ninety-nine who have only interests.”
― Peter Marshall

“Most of us know perfectly well what we ought to do; our trouble is that we don't want to do it.”
― Peter Marshall

“The proof of how real Jesus knew hell to be is that He came to earth to save us from it.”
― Peter Marshall

“Our Father, we are beginning to understand at last that the things that are wrong with our world are the sum total of all the things that are wrong with us as individuals. Thou hast made us after Thine image, and our hearts can find no rest until they rest in Thee. We are too Christian really to enjoy sinning and too fond of sinning really to enjoy Christianity. Most of us know perfectly well what we ought to do; our trouble is that we do not want to do it. Thy help is our only hope. Make us want to do what is right, and give us the ability to do it. In the name of Christ our Lord. AMEN.”
― Peter Marshall (1902-1949), Mr. Jones, Meet the Master: Sermons And Prayers Of Peter Marshall

“When we long for a live without difficulties, remind us that diamonds are made under pressure and oaks grow strong in contrary winds.”
― Peter Marshall

“It remained for the twentieth century, in the name of progress in the name of tolerance in the name of broadmindedness in the name of freedom to pull her down from her throne and try to make her like a man. She wanted equality. For nineteen hundred years she had not been equal—she had been superior. But now, they said, she wanted equality, and in order to obtain it, she had to step down. And so it is, that in the name of broadminded tolerance a man’s vices have now become a woman’s. Twentieth century tolerance has won for woman the right to become intoxicated the right to have an alcoholic breath the right to smoke to work like a man to act like a man— for is she not man’s equal?”
― Peter Marshall (1902-1949), Mr. Jones, Meet the Master: Sermons And Prayers Of Peter Marshall

“One minister, applying for lodging as however, was addressed by the landlord: "Stranger, I perceive that you are a clergyman. Please let me know whether you are a Presbyterian why Methodist."
"Why do you ask?" responded the preacher.
"Because I wish to please my guests, and I have observed that a Presbyterian minister is very particular about his food and his bed and the Methodist about the care and feeding of his horse."
"Very well," replied the minister, "I am a Presbyterian, but my horse is a Methodist.”
― Peter Marshall

“So I shall make my tribute a plea for Keepers of the Springs, who will be faithful to their tasks. There never has been a time when there was a greater need for Keepers of the Springs, or when there were more polluted springs to be cleansed. If the home fails, the country is doomed. The breakdown of home life and influence will mark the breakdown of the nation. If the Keepers of the Springs desert their posts or are unfaithful to their responsibilities the future outlook of this country is black indeed. This generation needs Keepers of the Springs who will be courageous enough to cleanse the springs that have been polluted. It is not an easy task—nor is it a popular one, but it must be done for the sake of the children, and the young women of today must do it.”
― Peter Marshall (1902-1949), Mr. Jones, Meet the Master: Sermons And Prayers Of Peter Marshall

“...tell me the word that will win you, and I will speak it. I will speak the stars of heaven into a crown for your head; I will speak the flowers of the field into a cloak; I will speak the racing stream into a melody for your ears and the voices of a thousand larks to sing it; I will speak the softness of night for your bed and the warmth of summer for your coverlet; I will speak the brightness of flame to light your way and the luster of gold to shine in your smile; I will speak until the hardness in you melts away and your heart is free...”
― Stephen R. Lawhead, Taliesin

“To see evil and call it good, mocks God. Worse, it makes goodness meaningless. A word without meaning is an abomination, for when the word passes beyond understanding the very thing the word stands for passes out of the world and cannot be recalled.”
― Stephen R. Lawhead, Arthur

“If thou wouldst seek justice, thyself must be just. ”
― Stephen R. Lawhead, Hood

“Do not think it impossible just because it has never happened.
- Friar Tuck”
― Stephen R. Lawhead, Tuck