Quotemeal: Jul. 9th, 1960

Saturday, July 9, 1960

"The church of Christ has been founded by shedding its own blood, not that of others; by enduring outrage, not by inflicting it."
— Jerome

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— C. S. Lewis —
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"Cure yourself of the condition of bothering about how you look to other people. Be concerned only . . . with the idea God has of you."
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Illustration of Jerome — "The church of Christ has been founded by shedding its own blood, not that of others; by enduring outrage, not by inflicting it."

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