Quotemeal: Jul. 23rd, 1959

Thursday, July 23, 1959

"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

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"I find that doing the will of God leaves me with no time for disputing about His plans."
— George MacDonald —
"Receive each day as a resurrection from death, as a new enjoyment of life."
— William Law —
"Whoever strives to withdraw from obedience, withdraws from grace."
— Thomas à Kempis —
"It is easier to ridicule than commend."
— Thomas Fuller —

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Illustration of Charles F. Banning — "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."

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