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Katherine Walden Quote

Posted on October 7, 2026 by bigskybuckeye

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I know I can’t do a thing to earn my salvation; but now that I am His, I will do everything in my power to show Him how much I love Him–and I live to please the One I love who has transformed me with His love.

From Ephesians 4:21-24: “For surely you have heard about Him and were taught in Him, as truth is in Jesus, to put away your former way of life, your old self, corrupt and deluded by its lusts, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to clothe yourselves with the new self, created according to the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.”

Katherine Walden is an American Christian writer.

Emily Dickinson Quotes

Posted on October 6, 2026 by bigskybuckeye

I dwell in possibility.

Life is a spell so exquisite that everything conspires to break it.

Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) was an American poet. Little known during her life, Dickinson has become to be regarded as one of America’s most respected poets.

Ellen Burstyn Quotes

Posted on October 5, 2026 by bigskybuckeye

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Laughter does something physically as well as spiritually and emotionally and intellectually for you.

Poetry speaks to the heart in a way that I don’t know that anything else does for me.

Ellen Burstyn (born 1932) is an American actress who has earned the “Triple Crown of Acting.” She has been awarded an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award.

John Locke Quote

Posted on October 4, 2026 by bigskybuckeye

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There are a thousand ways to wealth, but only one way to Heaven.

From John 14:6: “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'”

John Locke (1632-1704) was an English philosopher and writer.

Dale Carnegie Quotes

Posted on October 3, 2026 by bigskybuckeye

Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.

Abilities wither under criticism; they blossom under encouragement.

Dale Carnegie (1888-1955) was an American writer and teacher. Written in 1936, his best-selling book, HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE, remains popular even in current times.

Charles Spurgeon Quote

Posted on October 2, 2026 by bigskybuckeye

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There are no measures which can set forth the immeasurable greatness of Jehovah, who is goodness itself.

From Psalm 27:13: “I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.”

Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) was an influential English preacher. Even in modern times, his writings and many sermons have remained a constant source of encouragement to Christians around the world. He has often be referred to as the “Prince of Preachers.”

Coco Chanel Quotes

Posted on October 1, 2026 by bigskybuckeye

The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.

In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.

Coco Chanel (1883-1971) was a French fashion designer.

Duncan Campbell Quote

Posted on September 30, 2026 by bigskybuckeye

This desire for heart purity is a creation of the Holy Spirit at work in the heart.

From Psalm 51:10: “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me.”

Duncan Campbell (1898-1972) was a Scottish missionary.and evangelist.

Oswald Chambers Quote

Posted on September 28, 2026 by bigskybuckeye

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Prayer is not only asking, but an attitude of mind which produces the atmosphere in which asking is perfectly natural.

From Matthew 7:11: “If you, then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!”

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.

Amy Carmichael Quote

Posted on September 27, 2026 by bigskybuckeye

Our loving God is not just present, but nearer than the thought can imagine–so near that a whisper can reach Him.

From John 16:13: “When the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all the truth, for He will not speak on His own but will speak whatever He hears, and He will declare to you the things that are to come.”

Amy Carmichael (1867-1951) was an Irish-born Christian missionary who served in India for 55 years.

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