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Billy and I have Eternal Life
With the passing of the great evangelist Billy Graham talk of eternal life is everywhere. Even skeptics of his message are wondering ‘where has Billy Graham gone?’. Christianity Today has an article – about a famous saying that DL Moody (a hero of Dr Graham’s and fellow evangelist) said that Graham embraced as his own.…
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The Lost Discipline of Silence and Solitude
Settle yourself in solitude and you will come upon Him in yourself. —TERESA OF ÁVILA I have recently been reminded of a discipline that I want to practice more. The Discipline of Solitude. Richard Foster has written a book call Celebration of Discipline where he chronicles certain faith practices that some of the masters of…
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Great Things
“If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” – Benjamin Franklin
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Secret of Success
Agree or Disagree: The secret of success is being comfortable in who you are and then trying to get better- anonymous
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Attitude is Everything!
It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.” –William James, American philosopher
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Wisdom of the Young Man
Young men are as apt to think themselves wise enough, as drunken men are to think themselves sober enough.” –Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th earl of Chesterfield
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Thomas Akempis
Not that learning is to be considered evil, or knowledge, which is good in itself and so ordained by God; but a clean conscience and virtuous life ought always to be preferred. Many often err and accomplish little or nothing because they try to become learned rather than to live well.
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Thomas Akempis
What good is much discussion of involved and obscure matters when our ignorance of them will not be held against us on Judgment Day?
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