Category Archives: Quotations

Maya Angelou Quote

Posted on by
2
Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko on Pexels.com

Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer.  And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.

From 2 Thessalonians 5:16-18:  “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”

Maya Angelou (1928-2014) was an American author, poet, and civil rights activist.  Her body of published work is found in autobiographies, essays, poems, and numerous credits in plays, movies, and television shows.

Calvin Coolidge Quotes

Posted on by
5
Photo by Arthur A on Pexels.com

No person was ever honored for what he received.  Honor has been the reward for what he gave.

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. It may not be difficult to store up in the mind a vast quantity of facts within a comparatively short time, but the ability to form judgments requires the severe discipline of hard work and the tempering heat of experience and maturity.

Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) was the 30th President of the United States, who served from 1923 to 1929.

James H. Aughey Quote

Posted on by
2
Courtesy of Pinterest.

Holiness consists of three things:  separation from sin, dedication to God, transformation into Christ’s image.

From 1 Peter 1:15-16:  “Like obedient children, do not be conformed to the desires that you formerly had in ignorance.  Instead, as He who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in all your conduct, for it is written, ‘You shall be holy, for I am holy.'”

James H. Aughey (1828-1911) was an American minister.  During the Civil War, he was imprisoned and scheduled to be executed for his anti-Secession and pro-Union beliefs.  Fortunately, he was able to escape from his Confederate captors and reached the lines of the Union army.

Graham Greene Quotes

Posted on by
2
Photo by Casara Butler on Pexels.com

Success is more dangerous than failure, the ripples break over a wider coastline.

It is impossible to go through life without trust:  that is to be imprisoned in the worst cell of all, oneself.

Graham Greene (1904-1991) was an English writer and journalist.  He has been regarded as one of the leading novelists of the 20th century.

Oswald Chambers Quote

Posted on by
1
Photo by RDNE Stock project on Pexels.com

The grace you had yesterday will not do for today.  Grace is the overflowing favor of God; you can always reckon it is there to draw upon.  Pray now; draw on the grace of God in the moment of need.

From 2 Corinthians 6:1-2:  “As we work together with Him, we entreat you also not to accept the grace of God in vain.  For He says, “At an acceptable time I have listened to you, and on a day of salvation I have helped you.’  Look, now is the acceptable time; look, now is the day of salvation!”

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.

Nannie Helen Burroughs Quotes

Posted on by
Reply
Photo by Samantha Garrote on Pexels.com

High standards can be contagious.  But it doesn’t necessarily happen through osmosis.

Just as love is a verb, so is faith.

Nannie Helen Burroughs (1879-1961) was an American educator and religious leader.

Thomas Watson Quote

Posted on by
1
Photo by Antoni Shkraba Studio on Pexels.com

Faith believes as if it did not work, and it works as if it did not believe.

From 1 Corinthians 3:8:  “The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and each will receive wages according to their own labor.”

Thomas Watson (1620-1686) was an English Puritan preacher and Christian author.

Henri Nouwen Quote

Posted on by
Reply
Photo by Brett Sayles on Pexels.com

Joy is the experience of knowing that you are unconditionally loved.

From John 3:16-17:  “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him may not perish but may have eternal life.  Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world but in order that the world might be saved through Him.”

Henri Nouwen (1932-1996) was a Dutch priest, professor, writer, and theologian.

Mark Twain Quotes

Posted on by
4
Photo by Ron Lach on Pexels.com

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.

Mark Twain (1835-1910) was an American author and humorist.  He has often been praised as one of America’s greatest humorists, and American writer William Faulkner called him “the father of American Literature.”

Leonard Ravenhill Quote

Posted on by
2
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com

A man who is intimate with God will never be intimidated by men.

From Lamentations 3:22-23:  “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.”

Leonard Ravenhill (1907-1994) was a British Christian author.  Many of his chosen themes focused on prayer and revival.