"We live in a church culture that has a dangerous tendency to disconnect the grace of God from the glory of God. Our hearts resonate with the idea of enjoying God's grace. We bask in sermons, conferences, and books that exalt a grace centering on us. And while the wonder of grace is worthy of our attention, if that grace is disconnected from its purpose, the sad result is a self-centered Christianity that bypasses the heart of God."

-- David Platt

#Book Quotes #Heart Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“To say that historical conditions made personal life possible, and with it the self-consciousness that allowed psychoanalysis to emerge, is to tell half the story: one also has to consider that the erotic impulse, ever pressing for satisfaction, had something to do with making the history that encouraged its expression.”
“My mum brought me to my first job when I was 12. I started electrical work at her plant. She was an engineer, a technical expert, at one of the plants in the south, and in the summer she brought me in and I learnt how industrial things work: casting, electricity, maintenance, everything.”
“Wisdom is the use of knowledge”
“Successful organizing is not built on self-interest but rather on dignity and a sense of purpose.”
“Honor's a thing too subtle for wisdom; if honor lie in eating, he's right honorable.”
“A lot of people have come to Krishna consciousness through prasadam. I mean, this process is the only kind of yoga that you can actually practice by eating.”
“I have done one braver thing than all the Worthies did, and yet a braver thence doth spring, which is, to keep that hid.”
“What the Court really has refused to recognize is the fundamental interest all individuals have in controlling the nature of their intimate associations.”

Source : "The Supreme Court; Excerpts From Major Opinions". Archives, www.nytimes.com. 1994.

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