"For a tradition whose founder started out life as a child refugee in a foreign land, . . . Christianity should treat refugees like royalty. We often treat them like refuse." L. Sweet (For complete quote, click the link below.)
Tag: graciousness
Quote of Note #269: Conscienceless, Rapacious Capitalism
" In all fairness, we must admit that capitalism has often left a gulf between superfluous wealth and abject poverty, has created conditions permitting necessities to be taken from the many to give luxuries to the few, and has encouraged small-hearted men to become cold and conscienceless so that, like Dives before Lazarus, they are unmoved by suffering, poverty-stricken humanity." M. L. King, Jr. (To see the full quote, click the link below.)
Prayer Note #245: The Humble Glory of Serving Like Jesus
"Help me to follow you and, by my way of living, to show you to the world in all your humble glory. Amen.” (For the complete prayer, click on the link below.)
Prayer Note #242: Speaking the Truth Lovingly and Humbly
" Grant me wisdom and self-control so that I might bear witness to the truth only in ways that build up love and unity in your church." (For the complete prayer, click the link below.)
Prayer Note #241: Christlike Relationships
"Lord, my God, kind and faithful: Keep me reverent in my dealings with every human being, whether friend or ‘foe’, by reminding me that they bear your image and likeness." (For the complete prayer, click the link below.)
Quote of Note #252: Reconciling our Divisions
"The first sin of Adam and Eve separated human beings from God and from one another. Anything that widens that divide is also sin--it contradicts God's will for humans as a community and for each of us individually." J. Perkins (For the complete quote, click the link below.)
Quote of Note #249: Cultural Influence
"In our attitude toward what is going on in the world around us, we evangelicals often present ourselves with a false choice. Either we try to separate ourselves as much as possible from the larger culture, or we think we have to attempt to dominate it." Richard Mouw (For complete quote, click the link below.)
Quote of Note #248: Loving our Enemies
"Yes, we never touch the ocean of God's love so much as when we love our enemies. It is a joy to accept forgiveness, but it is almost a greater joy to give forgiveness." Corrie ten Boom, He Cares, He Comforts: In Sickness and In Health. Old Tappan, NJ: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1977, page … Continue reading Quote of Note #248: Loving our Enemies
Quote of Note #245: Completely Pro-Life
"I am extremely interested in the rights of the unborn, but my passion for life does not stop when a baby emerges from his or her mother's womb." J. Perkins (For full quote, click on the link below.)
Quote of Note #240: The Highest Christian Virtue: Love
“If you ask twenty good men today what they thought the highest of the virtues, nineteen of them would reply, Unselfishness. But if you asked any of the great Christians of old, he would have replied, Love. You see what has happened?" C. S. Lewis (for full quote, click link below)
