Quotemeal: Jul. 12th, 2009

Sunday, July 12, 2009

"Shared joy is double joy and shared sorrow is half-sorrow."
— Swedish Proverb

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"We don't seem to want to worship a God who's too big, too authoritative. We seem more comfortable with a deity who's more manageable."
— Mark Finley —
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— John Stott —
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— Teresa of Avila —
"Our Adversary majors in three things: noise, hurry and crowds. If he can keep us engaged in "muchness" and "manyness," he will rest satisfied."
— Richard J. Foster —

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Illustration of Swedish Proverb — "Shared joy is double joy and shared sorrow is half-sorrow."

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