Quotemeal: Apr. 16th, 2009

Thursday, April 16, 2009

"The world says, The more you take, the more you have. Christ says, the more you give, the more you are."
— Frederick Buechner

More Quotemeal

"God doesn't want us to know that He is faithful just because the Bible says so, but He wants to show Himself faithful in our lives."
— Robert Ekh —
"The church of Christ has been founded by shedding its own blood, not that of others; by enduring outrage, not by inflicting it."
— Jerome —
"That wisdom which cannot teach me that God is love, shall ever pass for folly."
— John Owen —
"The church exists by mission, as fire exists by burning."
— Emil Brunner —

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Illustration

Illustration of Frederick Buechner — "The world says, The more you take, the more you have. Christ says, the more you give, the more you are."

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