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William Wilberforce Quote

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True Christians consider themselves not as satisfying some rigorous creditor, but as discharging a debt of gratitude.

Colossians 2:13-14:  “And when you were dead in trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive together with Him, when He forgave us all our trespasses, erasing the record that stood against us with its legal demands.  He set this aside, nailing it to the cross.”

William Wilberforce (1759-1833) was a member of the British Parliament.  He became a major figure in the movement to abolish the slave trade and slavery itself in the British Empire.

Jonas Salk Quotes

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Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality.

I feel that the greatest reward for doing is the opportunity to do more.

Jonas Salk (1914-1995) was an American medical researcher.  He developed one of the first successful vaccinations for polio.

Robert Millen Horn Quote

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When we lack the peace of God, we should turn to our peace with God.

From Romans 5:1-2:  “Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand, and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God.”

Robert Millen Horn (1933-2005) was a British pastor and Christian writer.  He was born to parents who served as missionaries in Ethiopia until 1936 when they fled the country following the Italian invasion.

Malcolm Cowley Quotes

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Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you.

Age is not different from earlier life as long as you’re sitting down.

Malcolm Cowley (1898-1989) was an American writer, editor, historian, and literary critic.

Eugene Peterson Quote

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We cannot afford to be naive about evil–it must be faced.  But we cannot be intimidated by it either.  It will be used by God to bring good.

From Romans 8:31:  “What then are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?”

Eugene Peterson (1932-2018) was an American pastor, theologian, and Christian author.

Helen Keller Quote

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Doubts and mistrust are the mere panic of timid imagination, which the steadfast heart will conquer, and the large mind transcend.

From Proverbs 3:5:  “In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths.”

Helen Keller (1880-1968) was an American author and lecturer.  Her own journey through blindness and deafness encouraged her to advocate for the rights of others who live with disabilities.  

St. Thomas Aquinas Quote

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A man’s heart is right when he wills what God wills.

From Daniel 2:22:  “He reveals deep and hidden things; He knows what is in the darkness, and light dwells with Him.”

St. Thomas Aquinas was an Italian priest and theologian during the 13th century.  During his time, he became one of the foremost thinkers and philosophers.

Oswald Chambers Quote

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Self-realization leads to the enthronement of work; whereas the saint enthrones Jesus Christ in his work.

From Philippians 3:10:  “ I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the sharing of His sufferings by becoming like Him in His death.”

Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) was a Scottish evangelist and Christian teacher.  Following his death from an illness while in Egypt during World War I, his wife took on the task of transcribing the detailed notes she had written from his lectures and sermons.  Gertrude Hobbs Chambers’ efforts resulted in the publication in 1924 of MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST.  I frequently read from this devotional, and it has greatly deepened my faith and understanding of God’s Word.

Stephen Corey Quotes

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You have to water the flowers you want to grow.

Make small commitments and keep them.  Be a light, not a judge.  Be a model, not a critic.  Be a part of the solution, not the problem.

Stephen Corey (born 1948) is an American writer, editor, and poet.

Tim Keller Quote

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If God is not at the center of your life, something else is.

From Proverbs 3:5-6:  “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight.  In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths.”

Tim Keller (1950-2023) was an American pastor and Christian theologian.