"So often we try to develop Christian character and conduct without taking the time to develop God-centered devotion. We try to please God without taking the time to walk with Him and develop a relationship with Him. This is impossible to do."

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Source : Jerry Bridges (2016). “The Practice of Godliness”, p.12, NavPress

Jerry Bridges

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“Hillary Clinton and her husband, the former president, are of course by all measures quite wealthy as well, having earned tens of millions of dollars in book royalties and speaking fees in recent years. Which is why in speeches, she leans heavily on her family history.”
“Yoga is a way to freedom. By its constant practice, we can free ourselves from fear, anguish and loneliness.”
“What I do know is that Charlie Hebdo cartoonists have been converted into the closest thing the West has to religious-like martyrs in the war against radical Islam, which means that anything short of pure reverence for them generates tribal rage and vilification.”
“There are many streams of cleansing-beginning with the Blood of Jesus! I want us to study and experience them all, as God works among us to free, heal, and mature His people!”
“When you blow away the foam, you get down to the real stuff.”

Source : T. Boone Pickens (2008). “The First Billion Is the Hardest: Reflections on a Life of Comebacks and America's Energy Future”, p.84, Crown Business
“It's easy to be hard on ourselves, but the important thing is to turn a mistake into a learning experience.”

Source : "Career Spotlight: What I Do as a Land Surveyor". Interview with Andy Orin, lifehacker.com. December 10, 2015.
“Maybe Gary (Neville) deserves to be chased up a tunnel every now and then - there would be a queue for him, probably. But you have to draw a line eventually.”
“When one is painting one does not think.”

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