I was getting tired about what the preacher called Christian. Anything he did was Christian, and the people in his church believed… — John Kennedy Toole Copy Share Image
Seek the simplest in all things, in food, clothing, without being ashamed of poverty. For a great part of the world lives… — Gennadius of Constantinople Copy Share Image
We are only safe when we wisely make use of all good advantages that we have access to. By going out of… — Richard Sibbes Copy Share Image
Of all persons the Christian should be best prepared for whatever the New Year brings. He has dealt with life at its… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
Worldly influences would hinder use of our agency afforded through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. But we are agents who can act,… — David A. Bednar Copy Share Image
Easter is not complete without loving the one who made it possible-Judas. Forgiveness becomes possible when we transcend appearances and realize that… — Walter Starcke Copy Share Image
“Last summer we had eight people in the [Christian] congregation who danced four different sun dances. Of course the missionaries have said… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Even Bertrand Russell, who fancied he saw flaws in Christ's character, confessed nonetheless that 'What the world needs is love, Christian love,… — Norman Geisler Copy Share Image
To follow Christ is to become more like Him. It is to learn from His character. As spirit children of our Heavenly… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf Copy Share Image
“Christ is, then, the perfect art work in the sense of that reality in whom is realised those goals that all artistic… — Aidan Nichols O.P Copy Share Image
It is with all these qualities that we must stand before God and intervene on behalf of those who do not have… — Martin Luther Copy Share Image
The happiest, sweetest, tenderest homes are not those where there has been no sorrow, but those which have been overshadowed with grief,… — J.R. Miller Copy Share Image
The Devil's methods of opposition are those of alliance and antagonism, and the only serious one is the first. Let us beware… — G. Campbell Morgan Copy Share Image
Let each of us accept the truth of the following statement and try to make it our most fundamental principle: Christ's teaching… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
Although the church accomplishes many tasks, its only message to the world is the gospel of Christ. Everything else we do is… — Charles Stanley Copy Share Image
Reluctantly, I pulled out my necklace and showed it to them. Samuel frowned. The little figure was stylized; I suppose he couldn't… — Patricia Briggs Copy Share Image
If you're openly living in unrepentant sin, whatever it may be, not just homosexuality, adultery, fornication, premarital sex between heterosexuals, whatever it… — Chris Broussard Copy Share Image
Christianity is not a matter of persuading people of particular ideas, but of inviting them to share in the greatness of Christ.… — Ignatius of Antioch Copy Share Image
It is the will of God that we live not only as rational beings, but as "new men" regenerated by the Holy… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
It’s all right,” she said. “You’re through.” “Jesus,” he finally managed, pushing water off his face. “Jesus Christ and John the Baptist.… — Tessa Dare Copy Share Image
“A utopian system, when established by men, is likely to be synonymous with a dystopian depression. The only way for perfect peace… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
The love of a wife to her husband may begin from the supply of her necessities, but afterwards she may also love… — Richard Sibbes Copy Share Image
My friends, let us try to follow the Saviour's steps; let us remember all day long what it is to be men;… — Charles Kingsley Copy Share Image
“Dear Child, Sometimes on your travel through hell, you meet people that think they are in heaven because of their cleverness and… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
Whom God legally saves, He experimentally saves; whom He justifies, them He also sanctifies. Where the righteousness of Christ is imputed to… — Arthur W. Pink Copy Share Image
Christ alone, of all the philosophers, magicians, etc., has affirmed eternal life as the most important certainty, the infinity of time, the… — Vincent Van Gogh Copy Share Image
In the beginning the church was a fellowship of men and women centering on the living Christ. Then the church moved to… — Richard Halverson Copy Share Image
The man [who] is greatest and most blessed and joyful [is one] whose life most closely approaches the pattern of Christ. This… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
There are times when I, without willing it, mount to the height of contemplation; with my will I am drawn down from… — Symeon the New Theologian Copy Share Image
“Your Christ, the Church's Christ, is a god made in the image of effete men who've never had a good fuck in… — Michael Schiefelbein Copy Share Image
Yes, my dear children, everything is good and precious in God's sight when we act from the motives of religion and of… — John Vianney Copy Share Image
Certainly one of our God-given privileges is the right to choose what our attitude will be in any given set of circumstances.… — Marvin J. Ashton Copy Share Image
“[Knowing God]... call it love, yes, only that can sound too emotional, or call it faith, and that can sound too cerebral.… — Rowan Williams Copy Share Image
In the vivid description of the Gospel, it would seem that we must help the Christ hidden in every poor man, in… — Maria Montessori Copy Share Image
The greatest responsibility in this world that God has laid upon us is to seek after our dead. The apostle says, 'They… — Joseph Smith, Jr Copy Share Image
Non-Christians seem to think that the Incarnation implies some particular merit or excellence in humanity. But of course it implies just the… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
The Baseball Hall of Fame is something every player dreams about, but being a member of God's Hall of Fame is the… — Gary Carter Copy Share Image
It is important for America that the moral truths which make freedom possible should be passed on to each new generation. Every… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
God is going to take over the White House... He is going to take over the Oval Office... because it belongs to… — Dutch Sheets Copy Share Image
The Book of Mormon is the keystone of our religion primarily because it is the most extended and definitive witness we have… — Jeffrey R. Holland Copy Share Image
![“Last summer we had eight people in the [Christian] congregation who danced four different sun dances. Of course the missionaries have said all along that those ceremonies are pagan and we can't do that. Our people insist that they are free in the gospel, free in Christ Jesus, to participate in…” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/43d/anonymous-1_ceremony_last-summer-we-had-eight-people-in-the-c_2927218.jpg)
![“The man [who] is greatest and most blessed and joyful [is one] whose life most closely approaches the pattern of Christ. This has nothing to do with earthly wealth, power, or prestige. The only true test of greatness, blessedness, joyfulness is how close can a life come to being like the Master…” quote by Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d56/ezra-taft-benson-443_abundant-life_the-man-who-is-greatest-and-most-blessed_1970347.jpg)
![“[Knowing God]... call it love, yes, only that can sound too emotional, or call it faith, and that can sound too cerebral. And what is it? Both, and neither... [its] the decision to be faithful, the patient refusal of easy gratifications... of Jesus' prayer in Gethsemane and on the cross, that…” quote by Rowan Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b2c/rowan-williams-8580_christ_knowing-god-call-it-love-yes-only-that-c_2271375.jpg)
