We can’t choose our relatives, but we can choose our thoughts, which influence us much more. Author unknown
THINKING AND ACTION
To think evil is very much the same as doing it. Aristophanes Nothing is more terrible than activity without thought. Thomas Carlyle Brains first and then Hard Work. Eeyore, A.A. Milne
THINKING, MATURITY IN
We are to be children in heart, not in understanding. Thomas Aquinas
THINKING, AVOIDING
There is no expedient to which man will not resort to avoid the real labor of thinking. Joshua Reynolds
THINKERS
Many highly intelligent people are poor thinkers. Many people of average intelligence are skilled thinkers. The power of a car is separate from the way the car is driven. Edward de Bono
THIEF ON THE CROSS
One thief on the cross was saved, that none should despair, and only one, that none should presume. J.C. Ryle
THEOLOGY, SYSTEMATIC
There are some, no doubt, to whom it may seem presumptuous to attempt to systematize our knowledge of God. If we possess any knowledge of God at all, however, the attempt to systematize it is a necessity of the human spirit. If we know as much as two facts concerning God, the human mind is … Continue reading “THEOLOGY,
SYSTEMATIC”
TESTS
We turn to God for help when our foundations are shaking, only to learn that it is God who is shaking them. Charles C. West
TESTIMONY OF NON-CHRISTIAN WRITERS
About this time lived Jesus, a wise man, if indeed one ought to call him a man. For he was the achiever of extraordinary deeds and was a teacher of those who accept the truth gladly. He won over many Jews and many of the Greeks. He was the Messiah. When he was indicted by … Continue reading “TESTIMONY
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TESTIMONIES TO CHRIST
He [Christ] is my reason for waking up! Eugenia Price What Jesus means to me is this: in Him we are able to see God and to understand His feelings toward us. Charles Schulz Christ helped me win over myself. It’s so clear to me now why in all things I must be a mirror … Continue reading “TESTIMONIES
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