"The standing fields [ready to harvest]were the legions……" — Jan Karon
"The standing fields [ready to harvest]were the legions who hadn't filled their God-vacuum with the One who was born to fill it; the standing fields were those who waited for someone to reach out and speak the truth, and tell them how they might be saved."
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Jan Karon
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55 Quotes by Jan Karon
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Well, I think some people are very happy in retirement. And in a year and a half I'm going to…
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Cynthia came in quietly and set a cup of tea before him. He kissed her hand, inexpressibly grateful, and she…
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Loving can be hard. Sometimes we don't feel loving, but it isn't all about feeling. Very often it is about…
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Paul said in the second epistle...the time is coming when people will not put up with sound doctrine...they will accumulate…
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In World War One, they called it shell shock. Second time around, they called it battle fatigue. After 'Nam, it…
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I made real sacrifices and took big risks. But living, it seems to me, is largely about risk.
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My grandmother influenced me so deeply.
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Writing is a way of processing our lives. And it can be a way of healing.
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Bottom line, wasn’t life itself a special occasion?
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Food is a great way of communicating,
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Let's just say that I was raised by my grandparents.
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And it can be a way of healing.
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