Quotemeal for Sunday, August 7, 2011

"Living for others, commitment to God's redeeming purposes, is a means of grace. We give because of our faith, and it deepens as we give. If we permit ourselves and our people to give casually, we are really teaching contempt."

— Richard S. Emrich

More Quotemeal

"If the blind put their hand in God's they find their way more surely than those who see but have not faith or purpose."

— Helen Keller —

"It is always the case that when the Christian looks back, he is looking at the forgiveness of sins."

— Karl Barth —

"One who receives this Word, and by it salvation, receives along with it the duty of passing this Word on... Where there is no mission, there is no Church, and....."

— Emil Brunner —

"If I slip into the place that can be filled by Christ alone, making myself the first necessity to a soul instead of leading it to fasten upon Him, then I know....."

— Amy Carmichael —