#Prayer Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Giving Quotes
“Capital punishment is the most premeditated of murders, to which no criminal's deed, however calculated can be compared. For there to be an equivalency, the death penalty would have to punish a criminal who had warned his victim of the date at which he would inflict a horrible death on him and who, from that moment onward, had confined him at his mercy for months. Such a monster is not encountered in private life.”
“I used to be a dancer, and for me it was a really good combination of dance and acting.”
“Life as we know it is fundamentally unsatisfying. I think most folks feel this to be true. They know that a life of aimless consumption isn't much of a life. And work offers us very little satisfaction. Plus our work and consumption is destroying the environment. And this is in the rich countries. Add starvation, etc. to the mix, and you have a lot of people in the world pretty unhappy with things as they are. Modern communications make all of this known to people far and wide, and we see the fundamental unfairness of it all.”
“There are moments of clarity daily. They open me up with a breath and keep me calm. They feed me the answers. And they hold me lovingly. They are gospelstiches. My childish ***** has got to let them heal. This feud I’m having with myself isn’t even original. But it is thick and rooted. Here’s to today, slowing down, suspending judgment, and breast strokes through chaos.”
“I used to roll up: this is a hold up, ain't nuthin funny. Stop smiling, be still, don't nuthin move but the money.”
“Happy birthday coz, you are the very best, I send this card, with lots and lots, of hugs, kisses and love”
“The Gospel, radiant with the glory of Christ’s cross, constantly invites us to rejoice.”
“Too often we honor swagger and bluster and wielders of force; too often we excuse those who are willing to build their own lives on the shattered dreams of others.”
Don Herold Writer
Frederick Buechner Writer
Harry Emerson Fosdick Preacher
Henry Sloane Coffin
James A. Forbes Pastor
John Gresham Machen
Ralph Washington Sockman Writer
Walter Russell Author
Walter Russell Bowie Author
