A man who believes the word of a donkey in preference to my word does not deserve to be lent anything.
It is not enough to ask yourself, 'Does God's Word permit me to use these good things of the world?' You must also inquire, 'Will it serve the glory of God?'and, 'Will it edify my fellow Christians?'
We may finally ask ourselves whether coincidence really does exist. Maybe everybody we run into is walking around near us with the undying hope of meeting us? To think of it, it's a fact that they often seem out of breath.
That is to say that despair does not seem to be in any way potentially to be productive.
When someone does a small task beautifully, their whole environment is affected by it.
There is something beyond the grave; death does not end all, and the pale ghost escapes from the vanquished pyre.
Of course in science there are things that are open to doubt and things need to be discussed. But among the things that science does know, evolution is about as certain as anything we know.
To be a 'believer' does not make you superior to others; but to be a 'humanist' does make it so!
It is very good for a man to talk about what he does not understand; as long as he understands that he does not understand it.
Capitalism does not permit an even flow of economic resources. With this system, a small privileged few are rich beyond conscience, and almost all others are doomed to be poor at some level. That's the way the system works. And since we know that the system will not change the rules, we are going to have to change the system.
What does it mean to be human? It means we are created in the image of God for the glorious reality of being in permanent fellowship with Him.
A relationship with Christ changes your heart. It's not about your head. It changes your heart. Jesus comes to live in your heart, and even if a person does good works, but they do them without Christ, most of the time, their motives are wrong for why they do them.
Starvation is incredibly frightening when it finally sets in with a vengeance. And when it does,you are surprised. You hadn't meant this. You say: Wait, not this. And then it sucks you under and you drown.
The general rule is that anything that is passed on in reproduction does not undergo senescence.
Does choice exist when I see something very clearly?
The question before the United States is whether the magnitude of its power will eclipse the light by which it was founded, or whether it will use its power to serve greater light. Does it seek mastery to dominate or mastery to serve?
One stops being a child when one realizes that telling one's trouble does not make it any better.
I named this place Listening Point because only when one comes to listen, only when one is aware and still, can things be seen and heard. Everyone has a listening point somewhere. It does not have to be in the north or close to the wilderness, but someplace of quiet where the universe can be contemplated with awe.
The time of business does not differ with me from the time of prayer; and in the noise and clatter of my kitchen, while several persons are at the same time calling for different things, I possess God in as great tranquility as if I were on my knees.
It's great to be black in Hollywood. When a black actor does something, it seems new and different just by virtue of the fact that he's black.
