Quotemeal: Apr. 24th, 2011

Sunday, April 24, 2011

"If you believe what you like in the gospel, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself."
— St. Augustine of Hippo

More Quotemeal

"We are all healers who can reach out and offer health, and we are all patients in constant need of help."
Henri Nouwen
"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
"Back of the loaf is the snowy flour,|And back of the flour is the mill;|And back of the mill is the wheat, and the shower|And the sun, and the Father's will."
"It's a good thing to have all the props pulled out from under us occasionally. It gives us some sense of what is rock under our feet, and what is sand."

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Illustration

Illustration of St. Augustine of Hippo — "If you believe what you like in the gospel, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Sunday, April 24, 2011

A daily passage of Scripture emphasizing praise to our God.
"Now all glory to God, who is able to make you strong, just as my Good News says. This message about Jesus Christ has revealed his plan for you..."
The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
"All the year round, every hour of every day, God is richly blessing us; both when we sleep and when we wake his mercy waits upon us. The sun may leave..."
Features the apostle Paul's writings turned into daily, powerful prayers.
"Dear Father, righteous one, Keep us from being led astray by misapplications of prophecy. Help us to understand the things you teach in your word..."
A daily devotional featuring wise counsel found in Scripture.
"Lift up your eyes to the heavens, look at the earth beneath; the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment and its inhabitants die...."

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