Quotemeal: Jul. 9th, 2008

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

"The church of Christ has been founded by shedding its own blood, not that of others; by enduring outrage, not by inflicting it."
— Jerome

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"Without respect, love cannot go far or rise high: it is an angel with but one wing."
— Alexander Dumas —
"Do not desire crosses, unless you have borne well those laid on you; it is an abuse to long after martyrdom while unable to bear an insult patiently."
— François de Sales —
"Wishing will never be a substitute for prayer."
— Ed Cole —
"God loves us the way we are but He loves us too much to leave us that way."
— Leighton Ford —

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Illustration of Jerome — "The church of Christ has been founded by shedding its own blood, not that of others; by enduring outrage, not by inflicting it."

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'At All Times' (Ps. 34:1-2)
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Today's Verse
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John 1:11
"He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him."

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