God calls us, just as he called Abraham, away from the security we knew, out of our old, familiar, little room, down… — Peter Kreeft Copy Share Image
The true idea of a church has not yet been shown the world, a visible Church, I mean, unless it was in… — Lucy Larcom Copy Share Image
Here the ways of men divide. If you wish to strive for peace of soul and happiness, then believe; if you wish… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
Daily hope is vital, since the ‘Winter Quarters’ of our lives are not immediately adjacent to our promised land either. An arduous… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
Christians are nonviolent not, therefore, because we believe that nonviolence is a strategy to rid the world of war, but because nonviolence… — Stanley Hauerwas Copy Share Image
“Smartass Disciple: What were you thinking when the truth is revealed unto you? Master of Stupidity: I wasn't thinking. I was having… — Toba Beta Copy Share Image
“Smartass Disciple: Master, tell me what is it beyond this universe ? Master of Stupidity: No 'space' in no 'gravity'. No 'thing'… — Toba Beta Copy Share Image
“Said a disciple, 'I don't trade my love for money.' Said the Master, 'isn't itas bad - or worse - that you… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
The plan to carve up British India was never approved of or accepted by Gandhi...who realised too late that his closest comrades… — Stanley Wolpert Copy Share Image
My disciples are vegetarian not as a cult, not as a creed. They are vegetarians because their meditations make them more human,… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
When, in short, we shall have unlearned everything which has been taught since his [Jesus'] day, and got back to the pure… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
A disciple was one day recalling how Buddha , Jesus , Mohammed were branded as rebels and heretics by their contemporaries. Said… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
To me there is no more tragic sight than the average missionary. …We have given so much, yet not the one thing… — Amy Carmichael Copy Share Image
They [the disciples] were testifying to the resurrection, a question of fact, not merely of faith. They were convinced of an event.… — Dave Hunt Copy Share Image
The Gospel of Thomas, greatly favored in some circles, is ignored by archaeologists, primarily because it exhibits no verisimilitude. It tells us… — Craig A. Evans Copy Share Image
. . . just as God cannot look upon sin with the least degree of allowance, as we become more like Him,… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
The church as a whole has strayed quite far from biblical evangelism; that is, sharing the Gospel in the way that Jesus… — Kirk Cameron Copy Share Image
“Alexander Maclaren writes: "This man, before he was four-and-twenty hours a disciple, had made another. Some of you have been disciples for… — Richard D. Phillips Copy Share Image
There's a group of 12 oak trees on my property in California that I call 'my disciples.' Their branches form a canopy… — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
I can almost picture the disciples faces. "No, not the drink-my-blood speech! We'll never get on the list of fastest-growing movements if… — David Platt Copy Share Image
“Nothing avails: every master has but one disciple, and that one becomes unfaithful to him, for he too is destined for mastership. [408]” — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
Eventually, all mentor-disciple relationships are meant to pull apart, usually sometime in the mid-30s. Those who hang on, eventually the mentor drops… — Gail Sheehy Copy Share Image
When a fully qualified Mahayana disciple relies completely upon a fully qualified Mahayana Spiritual Guide the attainment of enlightenment is easy. — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Copy Share Image
The characteristic of a disciple is not that he does good things, but that he is good in his motives, having been… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
“Discipleship-the effort both to be a disciple and to make other disciples-is about the immense value of God at work in one… — Bill Hull Copy Share Image
Being a disciple means being constantly ready to bring the love of Jesus to others, and this can happen unexpectedly and in… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
We have been called to heal wounds, to unite what has fallen away, and to bring home those who have lost their… — Francis of Assisi Copy Share Image
“Smartass Disciple: Why do arrogant people like to say complex words ? Master of Stupidity: Ask them straight! You'll get a simple… — Toba Beta Copy Share Image
In my ministry, I teach my disciples, "Power first, then the Word. Go in and prophesy first, or demonstrate the power of… — Todd Bentley Copy Share Image
Discipline comes from the same root word as disciple, and implies patience and teaching on our part. It should not be done… — Lynn G. Robbins Copy Share Image
One by one, these disciples would infect the nations with grace. It wasn't a call to take the sword or the throne… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
Thus, the apostles' adventure began as a gathering of persons who open to one another reciprocally. A direct knowledge of the Teacher… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
... you are not Christ's disciple, in the sense of following him, if this is not your way of life: rejected and… — Francis Schaeffer Copy Share Image
“Believers think only prominent ministers can have followers, but actually, every believer can and should have a few or at least one… — Henry Hon Copy Share Image
The emphasis to-day is being put on the fact that we have to save men; we have not. We have to exalt… — Oswald Chambers Copy Share Image
Throughout Jesus' ministry, He took time away from the crowds and even His disciples to pray by Himself. Jesus modeled the importance… — David Jeremiah Copy Share Image
When Jesus wanted to explain to his disciples what his death was all about, he didn't give them a theory, he gave… — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
Jesus asked the Father for his disciples' security, sanctity and unity. Jesus still intercedes for us so fervently because we live in… — Warren W. Wiersbe Copy Share Image
“Being disciplined with an ego that makes you to feel like you can never be disciplined by any other person is "indiscipline".” — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
The mentor-mentee relationship is ideally like that of the guru and disciple: motivated by the desire of the guru to impart knowledge… — Vivek Wadhwa Copy Share Image