"That some unevangelized men are saved, in the present life, by an extraordinary exercise of redeeming grace in Christ, has been the hope and belief of Christendom. It was the hope and belief of the elder Calvinists, as of the later."

-- William Greenough Thayer Shedd

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“Let those who thoughtfully consider the brevity of life remember the length of eternity.”
“The science of style as an organ of thought, of style in relation to the ideas and feelings, might be called the organology of style.”
“Missions then is less about the transportation of God from one place to another and more about the identification of a God who is already there [...] You see God where others don't. And then you point him out. So the issue isn't so much taking Jesus to people who don't have him, but going to a place and pointing out to the people the creative, life-giving God who is already present in their midst.”
“But keeping secrets is a discipline. I never use to think of myself as a good liar, but after having had some practice I had adopted the prevaricator's credo that one doesn't so much fabricate a lie as marry it. A successful lie cannot be brought into this world and capriciously abandoned; like any committed relationship it must be maintained, and with far more devotion than the truth, which carries on being carelessly true without any help. By contrast, my lie needed me as much as I needed it, and so demanded the constancy of wedlock: Till death do us part.”
“I do not want to give my power, my self-esteem, or my autonomy, to any person, place, or thing outside myself. [...] The only thing that matters is how I feel about myself, my personal integrity, and my relationship with my Creator.”

Source : "Ashley Judd Slaps Media in the Face for Speculation Over Her ‘Puffy’ Appearance" by Ashley Judd, www.thedailybeast.com. April 9, 2012.
“There is the joy that is one's state of the being and there is the joy that is one's state of mind. The first is permanent and the second is impermanent.”
“Those who devote their lives to serving our country, children, and neighborhoods are giving back. They have answered the call to serve.”

Source : Herbert Marcuse (2013). “One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society”, p.134, Routledge
“I had always dreamed of winning Wimbledon and when it happened it was very stressful. It was more of a relief!”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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