Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance.
The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.
Trust the past to God's mercy, the present to God's love and the future to God's providence.
Over the long run, love's power to forgive is stronger than hate's power to get even.
The world says, The more you take, the more you have. Christ says, the more you give, the more you are.
Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone; therefore we are saved by love.
Let your hook always be cast. In the pool where you least expect it, will be a fish.
There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.
Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: "It might have been!
No Christian can be a pessimist, for Christianity is a system of radical optimism.
Christianity is not a theory or speculation, but a life; not a philosophy of life, but a living presence.
Christian spirituality does not begin with us talking about our experience; it begins with listening to God call us,
heal us, forgive us.
What is more pleasing than a psalm? A psalm is a blessing on the lips of the people, praise of God, the assembly's homage,
a general acclamation, a word that speaks for all, the voice of the Church, a confession of faith in song.
True religion is a union of God with the soul, a real participation of the divine nature, the very image of
God drawn upon the soul, or in the apostle's phrase, it is Christ formed in us.
Few rich men own their own property. The property owns them.
Christ himself deliberately staked his whole claim to the credit of men
upon his resurrection. When asked for a sign he pointed to this sign as his single and
sufficient credential.
Perhaps the transformation of the disciples of Jesus is the greatest evidence of all for the resurrection.
There are but two essential requirements: first: Has any one cheated death and proved it?
Second: Is it available to me? Here is the complete record: Confucius' tomb - occupied; Buddha's tomb - occupied;
Mohammed's tomb - occupied; Jesus' tomb - empty.
The cross symbolizes a cosmic as well as historic truth. Love conquers the world, but its victory is not an easy one.
Christ, having sacrificed himself once, is to eternity a certain and valid sacrifice for the sins of all faithful.
We never move on from the cross of Christ, only into a more profound understanding of the cross.
The more we meditate on the cross, the deeper our companionship and knowledge gets of Christ the Lord.
Through a tree we were made debtors to God; so through a tree we have our debt cancelled.
Christ is our temple, in whom by faith all believers meet.
Faith makes it possible, not easy.
To love another person is to help them love God.
Sincerity carries the soul in all simplicity to open its heart to God.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
The national anthem of hell is, “I Did It My Way”.
God examines both rich and poor, not according to their lands and houses, but according to the riches of their hearts.
Have thy tools ready, God will provide thee work.
If a man is not made for God, why is he happy only in God?
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