Quotemeal: Feb. 17th, 2006

Friday, February 17, 2006

"The essence of temptation is the invitation to live independently of God."
— Neil Anderson

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— Henri Nouwen —
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— George Müller —
"If man is not made for God, why is he not happy except in God? If man is made for God, why is he so opposed to God?"
— Blaise Pascal —
"We never become truly spiritual by sitting down and wishing to become so. You must undertake something so great that you cannot accomplish it unaided."
— Phillips Brooks —

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Illustration of Neil Anderson — "The essence of temptation is the invitation to live independently of God."

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