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Quote by William Carey

“I'm not afraid of failure; I'm afraid of succeeding at things that don't matter.”

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William Carey (August 17, 1761 - June 9, 1834) was a prominent British missionary, known as the father of modern missions. He had a profound impact on the spread of Christianity in India. more

“Certainly Christianity is an experience, but equally clearly the validity of ane experience has to be tested. There are people in lunatic asylums who have the experience of being the Emperor Napoleon or a poached egg. It is unquestionably an experience, and to them a real experience, but for all that it has no kind of universal validity. It is necessary to go far beyond simply saying that something comes from experience. Before any such thing can be evaluated at all, the source and character of the experience must clearly be investigated.”

Christianity Personal Experiences

Author:William Barclay

“Success comes when we wake up every day in that never-ending pursuit of why we do what we do.”

Wake Up Pursuit Never Ending Why We Do What We Do

Book:Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone To Take Action

Source: Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone To Take Action

“The greater our innocence, the greater our strength and the swifter our victory”

Strong Greater Strength Victory Innocence

Book:Gandhi: Selected Political Writings

Source: Gandhi: Selected Political Writings

“The Church is where it is today because it has decided that the advertising agents know better than the Holy Spirit of God.”

Knows Today Spirit Church Holy Decided Advertising Agents Holy Spirit Spirit Of God

Author:Alistair Begg

“God does everything through people who understand they're nothing. And God does nothing through those who think they're everything.”

People Thinking Doe

Author:Tullian Tchividjian

“God is still on His throne, we're still on His 'footstool,' and there's only a knee's distance between!”

Stills Distance Knees Thrones

Author:Jim Elliot

“Hold everything earthly with a loose hand, but grasp eternal things with a death-like grip”

Hands Eternal

Book:Strengthen My Spirit

Source: Strengthen My Spirit

“If I slip into the place that can be filled by Christ alone, making myself the first necessity to a soul instead of leading it to fasten upon Him, then I know nothing of Calvary love.”

Ifs Knows Firsts Soul Christ Filled Slips Calvary Christ Alone

Book:If: What do I Know of Calvary Love?

Source: If: What do I Know of Calvary Love?

“A community of Jesus which seeks to hide itself has ceased to follow him.”

Jesus Community

Book:The Cost of Discipleship

Source: The Cost of Discipleship

“It is a most blessed thing to be subject to the sovereignty of God.”

Subjects Blessed Sovereignty Sovereignty Of God

Author:John Calvin

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