“Christ is most concerned with the direction in which you habitually are going and not with a spasmodic eruption either good or bad.” ChristianChristConcernedChristian InspirationalEruption Author:Vance Havner
“The patient endurance of the saints exhausts the evil power that attacks them, since it makes them glory in sufferings undergone for the sake of the truth. It teaches those too much concerned with a life in the flesh to deepen themselves through such sufferings instead of pursuing ease and comfort; and it makes the flesh's natural weakness in the endurance of suffering a foundation for overwhelming spiritual power. For the natural weakness of the saints is precisely such a foundation, since the Lord has made their weakness stronger than the proud devil.” MadeChristianSpiritualSufferingEvilNaturalLordTeachToo MuchProudComfortGloryWeaknessDevilConcernedStrongerFoundationPatientSakeSaintFleshEaseEnduranceOrthodoxOverwhelmingOrthodox ChristianSpiritual Power Author:Maximus the Confessor
“Like lots of baby boomers, I was brought up on archaic anthropomorphism. Upstanding Christian dogs. Rabbits with family values. Because the ancient texts and pictures were sacred - Potter, Milne and the rest. Even concerned parents who knew Freud and Jung never saw the contradictions in feeding us on them.” ChristianValuesParentSawsDogBabyConcernedSacredAncientContradictionFeedingRabbitsPottersFamily ValuesJungBoomersBaby BoomerAnthropomorphism Author:Peter York
“I shall not, as far as I am concerned, try to pass myself off as a Christian in your presence. I share with you the same revulsion from evil. But I do not share your hope, and I continue to struggle against this universe in which children suffer and die.” TryingChildrenChristianSufferingDiesUniverseEvilStruggleShareAtheismConcernedPositive AtheismYour PresenceRevulsion Author:Albert Camus
“When you’re not fully trusting in the Lord you’re concerned mostly about rescue. “I’m a Christian, get me out of here!” And the Lord is saying, “You’re kidding, right? I want to teach you who you are in this situation!” In some of our situations, He gives us power and authority to move. In other situations He gives us patience because that works just as powerfully, it’s just going to take a few extra weeks.” WantGivingChristianMovingSituationLordTeachWeekTrustAuthorityConcernedPatienceWho You AreExtrasTrust In GodRescue Author:Graham Cooke
“I'm concerned about the plight of children. But I'm not on a mission to get all the available orphans in the world adopted into Christian homes.” WorldChildrenHomeChristianConcernedAvailableMissionsAdoptedOrphanPlightChristian Home Author:Andy Stanley
“Muslim delegates concerned about rights in Palestine could have brought their enthusiasm closer to home by addressing the fate of black Christians being slaughtered and enslaved in the Sudan.” HomeChristianBlackFateRightsConcernedEnthusiasmPalestineDelegatesSudan Author:Jacob T. Schwartz
“On Easter I do reflect on the fact that as a Christian I am supposed to love, and I have to say that sometimes, when I've listened to less-than-loving expressions by Christians, I get concerned.” LoveSometimesFactsChristianExpressionConcernedEaster Author:Barack Obama
“Christian people should surely have been in the vanguard of the movement for environmental responsibility, because of our doctrines of creation and stewardship. Did God make the world? Does he sustain it? Has he committed its resources to our care? His personal concern for his own creation should be sufficient to inspire us to be equally concerned.” PeopleWorldShouldDoeHas BeensCareChristianResponsibilityMovementCreationInspireResourcesConcernConcernedEnvironmentalCommittedDoctrineSufficientSustainabilityStewardshipVanguardEnvironmental Responsibility Author:John Stott