"God is a mean-spirited, pugnacious bully bent on revenge against His children for failing to live up to his impossible standards."

Religion, Faith, God, Revenge, Judgment

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"Anybody can observe the Sabbath, but making it holy surely takes the rest of the week."

Alice Walker, American Author

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"Thus God's work and His eyes are in the depths, but man's only in the height."

Martin Luther, German Leader

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"The early church was strikingly different from the culture around it in this way - the pagan society was stingy with its money and promiscuous with its body. A pagan gave nobody their money and practically gave everybody their body. And the Christians came along and gave practically nobody their body and they gave practically everybody their money."

Timothy J. Keller, American Author

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"In the bonds of Death He lay Who for our offense was slain But the Lord is risen today Christ hath brought us life again Wherefore let us all rejoice Singing loud with cheerful voice Hallelujah!"

Martin Luther, German Leader

Religion, Faith, Joy, Truth

"But that was just a shadow of what would come to pass:When one appointed season Christ came to die at last.And in the name of justice they flogged him like a thief,But willing was the victim of human disbelief."

Joyce Rachelle, Filipino Author

Religion, Sacrifice, Justice, Belief, Violence

"One of the misperceptions that exists in the Muslim world, which needs to be fixed, is the perception that Muslims in America are - are - are living in - in very, very, very bad circumstances. They cannot practice religion freely. It is not the truth at all. The fact is, we are practicing. We fast, we pray, we do our prayers."

Feisal Abdul Rauf, Egyptian Theologian

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"The essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less."

Timothy J. Keller, American Author

Religion, Humility, Faith, Truth, Selflessness

"The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope."

Timothy J. Keller, American Author

Religion, Gospel, Sin, Love, Faith

"While Christianity was able to agree with pagan writers that inordinate attachment to earthly goods can lead to unnecessary pain and grief, it also taught that the answer to this was not to love things less but to love God more than anything else. Only when our greatest love is God, a love that we cannot lose even in death, can we face all things with peace. Grief was not to be eliminated but seasoned and buoyed up with love and hope."

Timothy J. Keller, American Author

Religion, Love, Faith, Truth, Guidance

"As I took up life as a minister, I tried to understand why so many people resisted and rejected God, I soon realized that perhaps that main reason was affliction and suffering. ...But at the same time, I learned that just as many people find God through affliction and suffering. They find that adversity moves them toward God rather than away. ...When pain and suffering come upon us, we finally see not only that we are not in control of our lives, but that we never were."

Timothy J. Keller, American Author

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"Have you reckon'd a thousand acres much? have you reckon'd the earth much? Have you practis'd so long to learn to read? Have you felt so proud to get at the meaning of poems? Stop this day and night with me and you shall possess the origin of all poems, You shall possess the good of the earth and sun, (there are millions of suns left,) You shall no longer take things at second or third hand, nor look through the eyes of the dead, nor feed on the spectres in books, You shall not look through my eyes either, nor take things from me, You shall listen to all sides and filter them from your self."

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"I loafe and invite my soul I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass."

Nature

"My spirit has pass'd in compassion and determination around the whole earth.I have look'd for equals and lovers an found them ready for me in all lands,I think some divine rapport has equalized me with them."

Spiritual

"And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become a hero."

Man

"WHAT am I, after all, but a child, pleas'd with the sound of my own name? repeating it over and over; I stand apart to hear-it never tires me. To you, your name also; Did you think there was nothing but two or three pronunciations in the sound of your name?"

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"The future is no more uncertain than the present."

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"Stranger, if you passing meet me and desire to speak to me, why should you not speak to me? And why should I not speak to you?"

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"Anybody can observe the Sabbath, but making it holy surely takes the rest of the week."

"Thus God's work and His eyes are in the depths, but man's only in the height."

"In the bonds of Death He lay Who for our offense was slain But the Lord is risen today Christ hath brought us life again Wherefore let us all rejoice Singing loud with cheerful voice Hallelujah!"

"But that was just a shadow of what would come to pass:When one appointed season Christ came to die at last.And in the name of justice they flogged him like a thief,But willing was the victim of human disbelief."

"The essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less."

"The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope."

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"Or may-be one who is puzzled at me.As if I were not puzzled at myself!"

"We were together. I forget the rest."

"Re-examine all you have been told. Dismiss what insults your soul."

"I loafe and invite my soul I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass."

"My spirit has pass'd in compassion and determination around the whole earth.I have look'd for equals and lovers an found them ready for me in all lands,I think some divine rapport has equalized me with them."

"And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become a hero."

"WHAT am I, after all, but a child, pleas'd with the sound of my own name? repeating it over and over; I stand apart to hear-it never tires me. To you, your name also; Did you think there was nothing but two or three pronunciations in the sound of your name?"

"The future is no more uncertain than the present."

"Stranger, if you passing meet me and desire to speak to me, why should you not speak to me? And why should I not speak to you?"