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“I am convinced that the attitude we cultivate in advance may well determine how suffering will affect us when it does strike.”

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Paul Brand

Paul Brand was an accomplished autobiographer known for his profound insights into medicine and anthropology. His works often focused on ethical issues in medical practice and the interrelation between human behavior and culture. more

“Remember that you are not saved by increased levels of holiness, however desirable it is that you should reach them. ...It is Christ who saves us-through faith. Your faith is a poor and crumbling thing, as is your spiritual service. Jesus Christ alone is qualified and able to save you because of what He has done.”

Should Done Able Remember Spiritual Jesus Christ Poor Levels Jesus Christ Saved Holiness Desirable Qualified Crumbling Christ Alone

Author:Sinclair B. Ferguson

“Here was the rub: one must be more zealous to please God than to avoid sin. One must sacrifice oneself utterly to God's purposes, even to the point of possibly making moral mistakes. One's obedience to God must be forward-oriented and zealous and free, and to be a mere moralist or pietist would make such a life impossible.”

Purpose Sin Mistake Moral Impossible Sacrifice Please Mere Oneself Obedience Moralist Zealous Obedience To God

Author:Eric Metaxas

“Do not forget Him but think on Him often. Adore Him continually. Live and die with Him. This is the glorious work of a Christian; in a word, this is our profession. If we do not know it, we must learn it.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Christian Dies Forget Profession Glorious Adore Forget Him

Book:The Practice of the Presence of God: The Complete Works of Brother Lawrence with Notes and Scripture References

Source: The Practice of the Presence of God: The Complete Works of Brother Lawrence with Notes and Scripture References

“When hints of sadness creep into our soul, we must not flee into happy or distracting thoughts. Pondering the sadness until it becomes overwhelming can lead us to deep change in the direction of our being from self-preservation to grateful worship.”

Soul Self Sadness Worship Grateful Overwhelming Preservation Hints Creeps Pondering Self Preservation

Book:Inside Out

Source: Inside Out

“It is an occupational hazard of devout folk to become stuffy bores. This should not be. Of all people, we should be the most free, alive, interesting.”

People Should Interesting Alive Folks Bores Hazards Occupational Hazards

Book:Richard Foster's treasury of Christian discipline

Source: Richard Foster's treasury of Christian discipline

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