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“The greatest gift a church can receive is to have a group of families who take their responsibilitie s with such Christian seriousness that they are willing to completely alter their lifestyle to raise up disciples for Jesus Christ.”

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Abraham Kuyper

Dutch politician, theologian, and educator. Abraham Kuyper was born on October 29, 1837, and died on November 8, 1920. He had a significant impact in the fields of Dutch politics, religion, and education, being one of the founders of Dutch Christian democracy. more

“Whatever you do with your life-whatever you end up achieving or not achieving-the great gift you have in you to give to the world is the gift of who you alone are; your way of seeing things, and saying things, and feeling about things, that is like nobody else’s. If so much as a single one of you were missing, there would be an empty place at the great feast of life that nobody else in all creation could fill.”

Ifs World Way Giving Ends Feelings Would Be Seeing Achieve Missing Creation Empty Great Gifts Empty Places

Author:Frederick Buechner

“Pray, even if you feel nothing, see nothing. For when you are dry, empty, sick or weak, at such a time is your prayer most pleasing to God, even though you may find little joy in it. This is true of all believing prayer.”

Ifs Feels Believe May Littles Joy Prayer Praying Empty Weak Sick Dry Our Prayers

Author:Julian of Norwich

“Adversity is always unexpected and unwelcomed. It is an intruder and a thief. But in the hands of God, adversity becomes the means through which HIS Supernatural Power is demonstrated.”

Mean Hands Adversity Unexpected Thieves Hands Of God Intruders Supernatural Powers

Book:How to Handle Adversity

Source: How to Handle Adversity

“Each person with his or her history of being accepted or rejected, with his or her past history of inner pain and difficulties in relationships, is different. But in each one there is a yearning for communion and belonging, but at the same time a fear of it. Love is what we most want, yet it is what we fear the most.”

Want Persons Different Pain Past Love Is Difficulty Accepted Belonging Yearning Rejected Communion Being Accepted

Book:Community and Growth

Source: Community and Growth

“Every time you and I bow our heads in surrender to the will of God, we embrace the cross and we manifest to the world the heart of Christ who bowed His head to the will of His Father.”

World Heart Father Christ Crosses Embrace Surrender Gods Will Manifest Bows

Book:Brokenness, Surrender, Holiness: A Revive Our Hearts Trilogy

Source: Brokenness, Surrender, Holiness: A Revive Our Hearts Trilogy

“We try so hard to hold onto our stuff. We call it our treasure and expect to feel joy. But in God’s economy if we want to gain, we must give up. For joy won’t ever be found in collecting treasures. Joy radiates in our life only when we share our treasures.”

Ifs Want Giving Feels Trying Hard Joy Found Stuff Economy Our Lives Share Giving Up Gains Treasure Collecting

Author:Lysa TerKeurst

“God can do nothing for me until I recognize the limits of what is humanly possible, allowing Him to do the impossible.”

God Christian Can Do Impossible Limits Allowing Trust In God Commitment To God Confidence In God Intimacy With God Servant Of God Greatness Of God God Within Us Mighty God God Is Able

Book:My Utmost for His Highest

Source: My Utmost for His Highest

“It's all in the day's work, as the huntsman said when the lion ate him.”

Said Lions

Book:Westward Ho!: Or, The Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the County of Devon, in the Reign of Her Most Glorious Majesty, Queen Elizabeth

Source: Westward Ho!: Or, The Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the County of Devon, in the Reign of Her Most Glorious Majesty, Queen Elizabeth

“I believe it’s not only possible to eradicate malaria; I believe it’s necessary. Ultimately, the cost of controlling it endlessly is not sustainable. The only way to stop this disease is to end it forever.”

Way Believe Ends I Believe Forever Cost Disease Malaria

Author:Bill Gates

“I long for the time when all human history is taught as one history, because it really is.”

Humans Long Taught Human History

Author:Maya Angelou

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