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Jim Cymbala

"IN THE WORLD OF advertising, every copywriter knows the power of two magic words: "Free!" and "New!" We see them in the supermarket, in the newspaper, on billboards. And consumers respond. In the church today, we are falling prey to the appeal of "New!" The old truths of the gospel don't seem spectacular enough. We're restless for the latest, greatest, newest teaching or technique. We pastors in particular seem to search for a shortcut or some dynamic new strategy that will fire up our churches."

-- Jim Cymbala

#Fall Quotes #Teaching Quotes #Fire Quotes

“We learn that many great thinkers were convinced that the Bible contained the Ancient Mysteries, but not in the literal wordsâ€”that the words on the pages were codes, and that the Bible is comprised of heavy-handed and useless story covering up something much more important and interesting. I get the feeling that [Dan Brown] is trying to tell me something, but I am not biting, reader.”
“Have you ever observed somebody go through a religious conversion? The person seems perfectly reasonable to you and has no particular concern for religion. Then a parent, friend or child dies or he gets a serious illness or is involved in a car accident. In just a matter of weeks, he seeks out and finds the answers to all of life's questions and starts studying and spouting all sorts of doctrine. During such a window of vulnerability, religion can commandeer a person's brain.”

Source : "The God Virus: How Religion Infects Our Lives and Culture". Book by Darrel Ray, 2009.
“To me, the lasting impression of any good wine is the thought of its maker. Those whose efforts transformed the fruits of the soil into a finished work of art. Those who pulled from the hectic passage of time an ordered memory. They are immortalized by their wine in my glass.”
“Be aware that what you think, to a large extent, creates the emotions that you feel. See the link between your thinking and your emotions. Rather than being your thoughts and emotions, be the awareness behind them.”
“To those who are given much, much is expected.”
“I always like whatever I did most recently. It's the closest to who I am at the moment.”
“Here's all I know: that the world is uncontrollable. Chaos reigns. That anything and everything might be possible. I won't subscribe to any rational system again. Nothing will bind me.”

Source : Kenneth Oppel (2012). “Such Wicked Intent: The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein, Book Two”, p.24, Simon and Schuster
“Newspapers tell beforehand what is going to happen - maybe.”

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