Canyons Quote by Peter Kreeft

“Trying to fill the God-sized hole in our hearts with things other than God is like trying to fill the Grand Canyon with marbles.” quote by Peter Kreeft — Download Open image

“Trying to fill the God-sized hole in our hearts with things other than God is like trying to fill the Grand Canyon with marbles.”

Peter Kreeft

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“I strongly suspect that if we saw all the difference even the tiniest of our prayers to God make, and all the people those little prayers were destined to affect, and all the consequences of those effects down through the centuries, we would be so paralyzed with awe at the power of prayer that we would be unable to get…

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The most total opposite of pleasure is not pain but boredom, for we are willing to risk pain to make a boring life interesting.

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God's love is as objective as light. Because the sun in a sense is light, or the source of light rather than being lit, it really gives its light to the earth. And because the earth really receives light from the sun, it is really transformed every morning from darkness to light. Just as objectively, because God is love, God…

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Humility is the marriage bond of Heaven. Pride is the frigidity of Hell.

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No sane person wants hell to exist. No sane person wants evil to exist. But hell is just evil eternalized. If there is evil and if there is eternity, there can be hell. If it is intellectually dishonest to disbelieve in evil just because it is shocking and uncomfortable, it is the same with hell. Reality has hard corners, surprises,…

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The most compelling evidence for God's existence is Christ. If God does not exist, then Christ was the biggest fool who ever lived.

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I had so much fun touring the Grand Canyon area with the Sierra Club. I love to get outdoors and enjoy nature. We went kayaking, mountain biking, hiking, and even rode mules. To do all these things in one of the most stunning natural areas in the world just made it more amazing. I don't believe that anyone can see…

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