Quotemeal: Jul. 23rd, 2003

Wednesday, July 23, 2003

"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

More Quotemeal

"The Spirit of God first imparts love; he next inspires hope, and then gives liberty; and this is about the last thing we have in many of our churches."
"We have a lot of anxieties, and one cancels out another very often."
"I often wonder if my knowledge about God has not become my greatest stumbling block to my knowledge of God."
Henri Nouwen
"The refiner is never very far from the mouth of the furnace when His gold is in the fire."

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Illustration

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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Quotemeal is a daily dose of Christian quotes to inspire and encourage.