"We are closest to Christ when sharing the……" — Stephen R. Lawhead
"We are closest to Christ when sharing the world’s misery. Think you Jesus came to remove our pains? Wherever did you get that notion? The Lord came, not to remove our suffering, but to show us the way through it to the glory beyond. We can overcome our travails. That is the promise of the cross."
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41 Quotes by Stephen R. Lawhead
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I tell you the truth, a man may not make himself king; only the blessing of him who holds the…
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Time is the central mystery of our existence. It confines and defines us in many ways.
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None of us ever knows what impact we have on the world around us.
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Contrary to what many may think, immortality is not a fairy tale invented to compensate for an unhappy life.
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Death wears many faces, but it’s stench is always the same.
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Truth is a constant delight to those that love her; such beauty holds no power to offend.
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We kissed, then, and the ardour of her kiss stole my breath away. I returned her passion with all the…
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I knew, even as we touched that I had never wanted anything more in all my life. All my crabbed…
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Life is a school of the spirit.
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Well, I was thinking this very thing. I was thinking: I am going to die today, but Jesu also died,…
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...tell me the word that will win you, and I will speak it. I will speak the stars of heaven…
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