“Alisha was now sitting in a shabby armchair with her face buried in a tissue. ‘It’s when someone is kind,’ she whispered, ‘You can keep going until someone is kind.”
Source: A MAN WHO SEEMED REAL: A story of love, lies, fear and kindness
“I was cornered. When I gathered my resolve and turned to face it, my body moved on its own. All I needed was to gather my resolve.”
Source: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Vol. 1-5
“Not my will, but thine, be done.”
Source: The Holy Bible: King James Version
“Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
Source: The Holy Bible: King James Version
“That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
Source: The Holy Bible: King James Version
“What I noticed at Grace-Calvary is the same thing I notice whenever people aim to solve their conflicts with one another by turning to the Bible: defending the dried ink marks on the page becomes more vital than defending the neighbor. As a general rule, I would say that human beings never behave more badly toward one another than when they believe they are protecting God. In the words of Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mohandas, 'People of the Book risk putting the book above people.”
Source: Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith
“A true leader builds bridges, not walls.”
“But for this book we could not know right from wrong.”
“I saw the tears of the oppressed—
and they have no comforter;
power was on the side of their oppressors—
and they have no comforter.
And I declared that the dead,
who had already died,
are happier than the living,
who are still alive.
But better than both
is the one who has never been born,
who has not seen the evil
that is done under the sun.”
Source: Holy Bible: New International Version
“Will God ever ask you to do something you are not able to do? The answer is yes--all the time! It must be that way, for God's glory and kingdom. If we function according to our ability alone, we get the glory; if we function according to the power of the Spirit within us, God gets the glory. He wants to reveal Himself to a watching world.”
Source: Experiencing the Spirit: The Power of Pentecost Every Day