You have to follow the old rule for a while. In fact, once you master the old rule, you are then the master-and masters get to change things.
It’s in the environment of worship that we learn things that go way beyond what our intellect can grasp
The walk of Faith is to live according to the revelation we have received, in the midst of the mysteries we can't explain.
Bible study without Bible experience is pointless.
Jesus didn't accomplish everything so that you could accomplish nothing.
Unbelief is safe, because it takes no risk and almost always gets what it expects.
We owe the world an encounter with God
Remember, you cannot be responsible for the happiness of other people. You can do your best to be sensitive to the needs and desires of others, but some people will not be happy no matter how much you do for them. If you decided you were responsible for their happiness, you could drive yourself completely up the nearest wall.
September knew a number of curse words, most of which she heard the girls at school saying in the bathrooms, in hushed voices, as if the words could make things happen just by being spoken, as if they were fairy words, and had to be handled just so.
The Roman philosopher Seneca the Younger (tutor to Nero) complained that his peers were wasting time and money accumulating too many books, admonishing that "the abundance of books is a distraction. " Instead, Seneca recommended focusing on a limited number of good books, to be read thoroughly and repeatedly.
When I like people immensely I never tell their names to anyone. It is like surrendering a part of them. I have grown to love secrecy.