“The Gospels were written in such temporal and geographical proximity to the events they record that it would have been almost impossible to fabricate events. Anyone who cared to could have checked out the accuracy of what they reported. The fact that the disciples were able to proclaim the resurrection in Jerusalem in the face of their enemies a few weeks after the crucifixion shows that what they proclaimed was true, for they could never have proclaimed the resurrection under such circumstances had it not occurred.” Has BeensFactsShowsAbleFacesEnemyRecordsImpossibleWrittenWeekEventsCircumstancesResurrectionDiscipleAccuracyJerusalemCrucifixionProximityFabricate Author:William Lane Craig
“Let us ban together to invent all the miracles and resurrection appearances which we never saw and le us carry the sham even to death! Why not die for nothing? Why dislike torture and whipping inflicted for no good reason? Let us go out to all nations and overthrow their institutions and denounce their gods! And even if we don't convince anybody, at least we'll have the satisfaction of drawing down on ourselves the punishment for out own deceit.” IfsReasonTogetherDiesNationsSawsMiracleInstitutionsSatisfactionAppearanceDrawingPunishmentTortureConvinceDeceitWhy NotDislikeResurrectionBansWhipping Author:Eusebius
“Plant the seed, set the target, live your life.” PlantSeedsTargetLive Your Life Author:Gretchen Bleiler
“Do you really believe that in the late 1800s Paddy Hannan would have walked 600 miles in the hot sun from Perth to Kalgoorlie to discover gold if he had to pay the Wayne Swan resource super tax?” IfsBelievePaySunTaxesLateResourcesGoldHotMilesWayneSwansHot SunPaddyPerth Author:Clive Palmer
“I'm not homophobic at all and I have a lot of gay friends.” GayHomophobicGay Friend Author:Stephanie Rice
“At some point we must draw a line across the ground of our home and our being, drive a spear into the land and say to the bulldozers, earthmovers, government and corporations, "thus far and no further." If we do not, we shall later feel, instead of pride, the regret of Thoreau, that good but overly-bookish man, who wrote, near the end of his life, "If I repent of anything it is likely to be my good behaviour.” IfsMenFeelsEndsHomeGovernmentLinesLandRegretPrideDrawsCorporationsBehaviourRepentSpearsBulldozers Author:Edward Abbey
“Thank god there's no 48-hour race anywhere in the world, because chances are nobody could beat Porsche in a 48 hour race. They're probably the only cars in the world that would stand up for something like that.” WorldHoursChanceRaceCarBeatsThank GodChances ArePorsche48 Hours Author:Carroll Shelby
“When you make it a strong habit not to take anything personally, you avoid many upsets in your life. Your anger, jealousy, and envy will disappear, and even your sadness will simply disappear if you don't take things personally.” IfsStrongSadnessHabitEnvyDisappearUpsetJealousy And Envy Author:Miguel Angel Ruiz
“Faith without thankfulness lacks strength and fortitude.” ThanksgivingThankfulnessFortitudeThanksgiving And GratitudeThanksgiving ThanksThankful ThanksgivingThanksgiving ThankfulThanksgiving GreetingsFamily GratitudeHappy Thanksgiving GreetingsLack Of Gratitude Author:John Henry Jowett
“Young people are not raw material to be employed by the political class on behalf of whatever fashionable political, military, or social cause catches its fancy. In a free society, their lives are not the playthings of government.” PeopleGovernmentYoungPoliticalSocialCausesClassMilitaryMaterialsFancyEmployedBehalfFashionableFree SocietyRaw Materials Author:Ron Paul