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

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"Quit sweating, quit wrestling. It is not TRY but TRUST."
— John G. Lake —
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— John Flavel —
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— C. S. Lewis —
"Above all, desire to please Christ; dread his disapproval above everything else."
— Rowland Croucher —

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

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