Quotemeal: Mar. 28th, 1958

Friday, March 28, 1958

"We are no more responsible for the evil thoughts that pass through our minds than a scarecrow for the birds which fly over the seedplot he has to guard. The sole responsibility in each case is to prevent them from settling."
— John Churtom Collins

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"Our Father dwells in tents as well as in temples, but His favorite abiding-place is in the hearts of mankind."
— J. Fred Jones —
"To believe God is to worship God."
— Martin Luther —
"Too many of us have a Christian vocabulary rather than a Christian experience. We think we are doing our duty when we're only talking about it."
— Charles F. Banning —
"Those who are wholly God's are always happy."
— Francois Fenelon —

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Illustration of John Churtom Collins — "We are no more responsible for the evil thoughts that pass through our minds than a scarecrow for the birds which fly over the seedplot he has to guard. The sole responsibility in each case is to prevent them from settling."

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'Various Groups Come Together' (Acts 17:4)
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Morning & Evening
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