Tag: Religion and Spirituality
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John Ellerton: Easter
Take with you the joy of Easter to the home, and make that home bright with more unselfish love, more hearty service; take it into your work, and do all in the name of the Lord Jesus; take it to your heart, and let that heart rise anew on Easter wings to a higher,…
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Soren Kierkegaard: Prayer
Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays.—Soren Kierkegaard
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Jewish proverb: Wisdom
“Do not be wise in words – be wise in deeds.” –—Jewish proverb Related articles W is for Watermelon and Wisdom!(feetfirstbook.wordpress.com) Proverbs 9 – The Way of Wisdom(graceofourlord.com) It is What Comes Out of a Man that Makes Him ‘Unclean’(smritidisaac.wordpress.com) The Book of Wisdom(thisonewillbeourpeace.wordpress.com) Proverbs 16 – Commit Your Work to the Lord(graceofourlord.com) The Wisdom…
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Patricia Sun: Heaven and hell
“There is only one thing keeping us from having heaven on earth: we can’t believe it! Why? Because we don’t want to be wrong – so we’ll be right and make it hell! ” ––Patricia Sun
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Sri Chinmoy: Hate and love
“You can only hate someone whom you have the capacity to love, because if you are really indifferent, you cannot even get up the enough energy to hate him. ” Sri Chinmoy
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Albert Einstein: Ethical behaviour
“A man’s ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.” —Albert Einstein
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Pope John Paul II: Polish sin
I have a sweet tooth for song and music. This is my Polish sin. Pope John Paul II
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Buddha: Be your own lamp
“Be a lamp to yourself. Be your own confidence. Hold to the truth within yourself, as to the only truth.” The Buddha
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Pope Benedict XVI: Christianity
“Many people perceive Christianity as something institutional — rather than as an encounter with Christ — which explains why they don’t see it as a source of joy.” –Pope Benedict XVI, May 2004
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Charles Edward Montague: Rapture
“A lie will easily get you out of a scrape, and yet, strangely and beautifully, rapture possesses you when you have taken the scrape and left out the lie. ” Charles Edward Montague Related articles Facing the Rapture (christiansnotions.wordpress.com)
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Origen Adamantius: Jesus and the multitudes
“When Jesus then is with the multitudes, He is not in His house, for the multitudes are outside of the house, and it is an act which springs from His love of men to leave the house and to go away to those who are not able to come to Him. ” Origen Adamantius
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Swami Vivekananda: Self-belief and God
“You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself. ” Swami Vivekananda Related articles Swami Vivekananda Example of Leadership Qualities: Jaya(news.outlookindia.com) ‘His Inclusiveness Is A Powerful Myth’(outlookindia.com) Favorite Insightful Quotes By Swami Vivekananda(deodatusblog.wordpress.com)
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Luke 9:23: Whoever wishes to be my follower…
“Whoever wishes to be my follower must deny his very self, take up his cross each day, and follow in my steps.” -Luke 9:23
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Pope St. Gregory the Great: Proof of love
“The proof of love is in the works. Where love exists, it works great things. But when it ceases to act, it ceases to exist.” —Pope St. Gregory the Great
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Pope Benedict XVI: Almsgiving
“Almsgiving, according to the Gospel, is not mere philanthropy: rather it is a concrete expression of charity, a theological virtue that demands interior conversion to love of God and neighbor, in imitation of Jesus Christ, who, dying on the cross, gave His entire self for us. ” –Pope Benedict XVI
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Pope Benedict XVI: Lent
“The observance of Lent is the very badge of Christian warfare. By it we prove ourselves not to be enemies of the cross of Christ. By it we avert the scourges of divine justice. By it we gain strength against the princes of darkness, for it shields us with heavenly help. Should mankind grow remiss…
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Saint Francis de Sales: Patience
“Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself. ” Saint Francis de Sales
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Christian Nestell Bovee: Saints
“Living with a saint is more grueling than being one. ” Christian Nestell Bovee Related articles Fame Quotes(aumparasamgate.wordpress.com)
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John E. Hines: Preaching
“Preaching is effective as long as the preacher expects something to happen-not because of the sermon, not even because of the preacher, but because of God. ” –—John E. Hines Related articles What I’ve Learned Along the Way (challies.com) Evangelistic preaching (eardstapa.wordpress.com) Preaching Politics (bluechippastor.org) Who Are You Preaching To? (biblicalpreaching.net) Sermons On Mark 10:2-16…
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Thomas Carlyle: Judgment
“Foolish men imagine that because judgment for an evil thing is delayed, there is no justice; but only accident here below. Judgment for an evil thing is many times delayed some day or two, some century or two, but it is sure as life, it is sure as death. ” –—Thomas Carlyle Related articles Quotes…
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Nathaniel Hawthorne: Words
Words – so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them. –Nathaniel Hawthorne, writer (1804-1864). Related articles Nathaniel Hawthorne: 10 quotes on his birthday (csmonitor.com) Nathaniel Hawthorne – Born on the 4th of…
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Lao-Tsu: The Tao of the Software Architect
This is a very liberal reading of Lao-Tsu’s Tao Te Ching for the use of software architects, based on various French and English translations. The numbers refer to the original tablets, shown at right. The architect observes the world but trusts his inner vision. He allows things to come and go. His heart is open…
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Aphra Behn: Happy Lover's Hour
“Each moment of a happy lover’s hour is worth an age of dull and common life. ” —Aphra Behn
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Doyle Brunson: Man on a mission
“A man with money is no match against a man on a mission. ” Doyle Brunson
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Samuel Johnson: Belief and disbelief
“We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never deceived us. ” —Samuel Johnson Related articles Belief and disbelief (teachingsofmasters.wordpress.com) Man’s pride and satisfaction (teachingsofmasters.wordpress.com) Clear your Mind! (hebslimdown.wordpress.com) Quote of the Day – Samuel Johnson on Anticipation (schnik.it) Life’s Too Short~ Believe to Receive! (tammyrowlandcoaching.com)
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Rembrandt and Leadership
In addition to being a great painting, Rembrandt’s “Head of Christ,” reveals two traits that great leaders and great artists share: the willingness to persist past the initial round of success and failure in life, and the courage to find a true mission and serve it. Rembrandt painted the “Head of Christ” in about 1649,…
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Charles Templeton: Christianity
“Christianity does not remove you from the world and its problems; it makes you fit to live in it, triumphantly and usefully. ” —Charles Templeton
Quite a Quote! 