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Charles Stanley Quote

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God is not fooled by good behavior that springs from a hard heart.  Obeying Him with an unwilling spirit may achieve His purpose, but we lose the joy of our reward.

From Jonah 4:9-11:  “But God said to Jonah, ‘Is it right for you to be angry about the bush?’ And he said, ‘Yes, angry enough to die.’  Then the Lord said, ‘You are concerned about the bush, for which you did not labor and which you did not grow; it came into being in a night and perished in a night.  And should I not be concerned about Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons who do not know their right hand from their left and also many animals?'”

Billy Collins Quotes

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While the novelist is banging on his typewriter, the poet is watching a fly in the windowpane.

The trouble with poetry is that it encourages the writing of more poetry.

Billy Collins (born 1941) is an American poet who served as America’s Poet Laureate from 2001 to 2003.  He has published several collections of his poetry.

Hannah Whitall Smith Quote

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Where the soul is full of peace and joy, outward surroundings and circumstances are of comparatively little account.

From John 14:27:  “Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you.  I do not give to you as the world gives.  Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.”

Hannah Whitall Smith (1832-1911) was an American lay speaker and Christian author.  She was an active voice during the women’s suffrage movement as well as the temperance movement in the United States.

William Stanley Merwin Quotes

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What you remember saves you.

We are asleep with compasses in our hands.

William Stanley Merwin (W. S.) was an American poet with over 50 books of poetry and prose.  Over his lifetime (1927-2019), he was honored with numerous awards:  including the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (1971 and 2009) and becoming United States Poet Laureate in 2010.  

Oswald Chambers Quote

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Readiness for God means that we are ready to do the tiniest little thing or the great big thing, it makes no difference.

From Exodus 3:4:  “When the Lord saw that he had turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, ‘Moses, Moses!’  And he said, ‘Here I am.'”

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.

Ken Burns Quotes

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History repeat itself, but human nature remains the same.

There is no communication in this world except between equals.

Ken Burns (born 1953) is an American filmmaker who specializes in documentaries about American history and culture.  Many of his works have been presented in PBS.

Billy Graham Quote

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If a person gets his attitude toward money straight, it will help straighten out almost every other area in his life.

From Proverbs 16:16:  “How much better to get wisdom than gold!  To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.”

Charles Swindoll Quote

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Jesus of Nazareth had a magnificent obsession:  the cross.  His death on the cross was no afterthought on God’s part but rather, the fulfillment of the Father’s predetermined plan for His Son.

From Luke 24:46-47:  “He said to them, ‘Thus it is written, that the Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in His name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.'”

Stand-Up Comics Quotes

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Bob Newhart (born 1929)

Laughter gives us distance.  It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it and then move on.

Jerry Seinfeld (born 1954)

Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason.

Bob Newhart mastered the art of his deadpan comedic delivery.  He also starred in two long-running American television sitcoms:  “The Bob Newhart Show” (1972-1978) and “Newhart”  (1982-1990).

Jerry Seinfeld mastered the art of observational comedy.  His long-running sitcom “Seinfeld” spanned 180 episodes (1989-1998), and has remained one of the all-time greatest sitcoms in American television history.

John Eldredge Quote

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You cannot be the person God meant you to be, and you cannot live the life He meant you to live, unless you live from the heart.

From Ephesians 3:19-20:  “To know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.  Now to Him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine.”

John Eldredge (born 1960) is an American author, counselor, and lecturer on Christianity.  More details are available on his website:  wildatheart.org.