Quotemeal: Jan. 17th, 2008

Thursday, January 17, 2008

"I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened."
— Winston Churchill

More Quotemeal

"Our most dangerous tendency is to expect too much of government, and at the same time do for it too little."
"God never intended His Church to be a refrigerator in which to preserve perishable piety. He intended it to be an incubator in which to hatch our converts."
F. Lincicome
"We never know when our disappointment will be His appointment."
"If ever I reach heaven I expect to find three wonders there: first, to meet some I had not thought to see there; second, to miss some I had expected to see..."
John Newton

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Illustration of Winston Churchill — "I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Thursday, January 17, 2008

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The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
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A one-year devotional guide through the book of Acts.
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Quotemeal is a daily dose of Christian quotes to inspire and encourage.