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Vance Havner Quote

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If you are a Christian, you are not a citizen of this world trying to get to heaven; you are a citizen of heaven making your way through this world.

From Ephesians 2:18-20:  “For through Him both of us have access in one Spirit to the Father.  So then, you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.”

Vance Havner (1901-1986) was an American pastor and Christian author.  During his many years of service to the Lord, he preached throughout America.

Mary Oliver Quotes

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I believe in kindness.  Also in mischief.  Also in singing, especially when singing is not necessarily prescribed.

For poems are not words, after all, but fires for the cold, ropes let down to the lost, something as necessary in the pockets of the hungry.

Mary Oliver (1935-2019) was a best-selling American poet, who received many honors for her work.  Her love of nature can be found in much of her writing, and it resulted in honors from the National Book Award in 1992 and Pulitzer Prize in 1984.

Oswald Chambers Quote

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We act like pagans in a crisis, only one out of a crowd is daring enough to bank his faith in the character of God.

From Luke 9:61-62:  “Another said, ‘I will follow you, Lord, but let me first say farewell to those at my home.’  And Jesus said to him, ‘No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.'”

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.

Cesar Chavez Quotes

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True wealth is not measured in money or status or power.  It is measured in the legacy we leave behind for those we love and those we inspire.

Grant me courage to serve others; for in service there is true life.

Cesar Chavez (1927-1993) was an American labor leader and civil rights activist.  He crusaded for nonviolent social change.

Reba McEntire Quote

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I can’t imagine living a life without God in my life.  He’s my confidant, He’s my advisor, He’s my director.

From Psalm 25:4-5:  “Make me to know Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths.  Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; for You I wait all day long.”

Reba McEntire (born 1955) is an American country music singer and actress.  She has earned the nickname of “Queen of Country.”

Charles Stanley Quote

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If we think that the Lord has suddenly abandoned us, we are walking by sight and not by faith.

From Hebrews 13:8:  “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”

Franklin P. Jones Quotes

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It’s a strange world of language in which skating on thin ice can get you into hot water.

A characteristic of the normal child is that he doesn’t act that way very often.

Franklin P. Jones (1908-1980) was an American writer and humorist.  He became well-known for his witty and insightful reflections about life.

Charles Swindoll Quote

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Stay open to a new idea for at least five minutes.  You could be surprised at the benefit of remaining open those three hundred seconds.

From Isaiah 43:19:  “I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth; do you not perceive it?  I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”

Elizabeth Barrett Browning Quotes

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Folded eyes see brighter colors than the open ever do.

Light tomorrow with today.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861) was an English poet of the Victorian era.  Her published works earned popularity in both Great Britain and the United States.

Walter J. Chantry Quote

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It is imperative that preachers of today learn how to declare the spiritual law of God; for, until we learn how to wound consciences, we shall have no wounds to bind with Gospel bandages.

From Romans 8:14-15:  “For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.  For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received a spirit of adoption.  When we cry, ‘Abba!  Father!'”

Walter J. Chantry (born 1938) served for 39 years as pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.  He has also been a prolific Christian writer and editor.