Quotemeal: Aug. 24th, 2005

Wednesday, August 24, 2005

"When a person's faith seems to collapse without warning, one can be sure it has been the result of inner conflicts — the termites of disobedience."
— Quinton J. Everest

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"We must alter our lives in order to alter our hearts, for it is impossible to live one way and pray another."
— William Law —
"If I was a nightingale I would sing like a nightingale; if a swan, like a swan. But since I am a rational creature my role is to praise God."
— Epictetus —
"[King] David certainly was aware that his lust for power had become a barrier to inwardness. Careers, even religious careers, may become little more than forums..."
— Calvin Miller —
"God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say 'thank you?'"
— William A. Ward —

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Illustration of Quinton J. Everest — "When a person's faith seems to collapse without warning, one can be sure it has been the result of inner conflicts — the termites of disobedience."

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