"Many of those whose task it is to broker the truth of God to the people of God in the churches have now redefined the pastoral task such that theology has become an embarrassing encumbrance or a matter of which they have little knowledge; and many in the Church have now turned in upon themselves and substituted for the knowledge of God a search for the knowledge of self."

-- David F. Wells

#Past Quotes #Self Quotes #People Quotes

“But the audience is right. They're always, always right. You hear directors complain that the advertising was lousy, the distribution is no good, the date was wrong to open the film. I don't believe that. The audience is never wrong. Never.”
“It is impossible to comfort men's hearts with the love of God when their feet are perishing with cold.”
“The bird is powered by its own life and by its motivation.”
“The secret of a happy marriage is to serve God and each other. The goal of marriage is unity and oneness, as well as self-development. Paradoxically, the more we serve one another, the greater is our spiritual and emotional growth.”
“Each one of us, and, indeed, all those who aspire to national leadership must bring their own visions, views and styles to the business of reforming Nigeria, and the search for solutions.”
“When I look into the crowd, I see young and old, black and white - it's amazing that I'm able to connect with so many different kinds of people.”

Source : FaceBook post by Patti LaBelle from Mar 05, 2014
“Wisdom born of experience should tell us that war is obsolete. There may have been a time when war served as a negative good by preventing the spread and growth of an evil force If we assume that life is worth living, if we assume that mankind has the right to survive, then we must find an alternative to war.”
“To define a man: he must be a creature who makes me feel that I am a woman.”

Source : Elinor Glyn (1908). “The sayings of grandmamma, and others”

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