Quotemeal: Dec. 9th, 1955

Friday, December 9, 1955

"Real encouragement occurs when words are spoken from a heart of love to another's recognized fear."
— Larry Crabb

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"The world says, The more you take, the more you have. Christ says, the more you give, the more you are."
— Frederick Buechner —
"The greatest gift is a portion of thyself."
— Ralph Waldo Emerson —
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— Gordon McDonald —
"The knowledge of God is very far from the love of Him."
— Blaise Pascal —

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Illustration of Larry Crabb — "Real encouragement occurs when words are spoken from a heart of love to another's recognized fear."

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