Sin is what happens when we have too much time on our hands and too little purpose in our lives.
Category: Quotes
Words of wisdom, philosophy, encouragement and humor from various sources.
Quoted: Johannes Gutenberg Upon Inventing the Printing Press
God suffers in the multitude of souls whom His word can not reach. Religious truth is imprisoned in a small number of manuscript books which confine instead of spread the public treasure. Let us break the seal which seals up holy things and give wings to Truth in order that she may win every soul… Continue reading Quoted: Johannes Gutenberg Upon Inventing the Printing Press
Quoted: A.K.H. Boyd on Worship
The enjoyment of noble architecture and music is not worship, and may not be mistaken for it. The hush which falls on us, walking the aisles of a church of eight hundred years; the thrill of the nerves and heart as the glorious praise begins, whose echoes fail amid fretted vaults and clustered shafts; all… Continue reading Quoted: A.K.H. Boyd on Worship
Quoted: Ronald Reagan on Freedom
Freedom’s never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to children in bloodstream, it must be fought for.
Quoted: Jonathan Sanders on Church Growth
Stop worrying about growing a crowd and start growing consecrated people.
Quoted: Paul Mooney on Actions and Outcomes
No one, no nation, no institution, can avoid the outcome of their behavior, beliefs, associations, or compromises.
Quoted: Anonymous on Jesus and Pride
When Jesus took a servant’s towel– His honor set aside– He humbly showed us how to serve, And how to conquer pride. — Author Unknown
Quoted: C. S. Lewis on the Deity of Christ
…that people often say about Him: “I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept His claim to be God.” That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral… Continue reading Quoted: C. S. Lewis on the Deity of Christ
Quoted: Karl Marx on Changing the World
Philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point, however, is to change it.
Quoted: W.T. Stace on Morality
…it is certain that if there is no free will there can be no morality.