"To make the improving of our own character our central aim is hardly the highest kind of goodness. True goodness forgets itself and goes out to do the right thing for no other reason than that it is right."
— Lesslie Newbigin
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"Jesus promised his disciples three things - that they would be completely fearless, absurdly happy and in constant trouble."
"For the power Thou hast given me to lay hold of things unseen: For the strong sense I have that this is not my home:
For my restless heart which nothing finite..."
"Every man naturally desires knowledge; but what good is knowledge without fear of God? Indeed a humble rustic who serves God is better than a proud intellectual..."
"[Jesus continued,] "If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first. The world would love you as one of its own if you belonged to it, but you..."
"Revolve in your mind that wondrous word, "faultless!" We are far off from it now; but as our Lord never stops short of perfection in his work of love,..."
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