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Power Quotes by Philip Yancey
- Politics draws lines between people; in contrast, Jesus' love cuts across those lines and dispenses grace. That does not mean, of course, that Christians should…
- When he lived on earth, [Jesus] surrounded himself with ordinary people who misunderstood him, failed to exercise much spiritual power, and sometimes behaved like churlish…
- Power, no matter how well-intentioned, tends to cause suffering. Love, being vulnerable, absorbs it. In a point of convergence on a hill called Calvary, God…
- Power can do everything but the most important thing: it cannot control love.
- A philosophy may explain difficult things, but has no power to change them. The gospel, the story of Jesus' life, promises change.
- At the heart of the gospel is a God who deliberately surrenders to the wild, irresistable power of love.
- God does not seem impressed by size or power or wealth. Faith is what he wants, and the heroes who emerge are heroes of faith,…
- Parents learn the uses of power and its limits. They can insist on certain outward behavior but cannot change inner attitudes. They can require obedience…
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