“The Holy Scriptures surpass in efficaciousness all the arts and all the sciences of the philosophers and jurists; these, though good and necessary to life here below, are vain and of no effect as to what concerns the life eternal.” ArtEffectsHolyEternalConcernPhilosopherScriptureVainHoly ScripturesJurists Book:The table talk or familiar discourse of Martin Luther, tr. by W. Hazlitt Source: The table talk or familiar discourse of Martin Luther, tr. by W. Hazlitt
“I don't think you should write something as long as a novel around anything that is not of the gravest concern to you and everybody else and for me this is always the conflict between an attraction for the Holy and the disbelief in it that we breathe in with the air of the times.” ThinkingShouldWritingLongNovelAirHolyConflictConcernBreatheAttractionDisbelief Author:Flannery O'Connor
“Its no coincidence that the word holiday suggests a holy day, or that the longest book in the Torah concerns the Sabbath. If you wish to advance in any sphere, the best way is to take a retreat.” IfsWayBookWishHolyConcernBest WayHolidaySpheresCoincidenceRetreatSabbathTorahHoly Days Author:Pico Iyer
“A true and faithful Christian does not make holy living an accidental thing. It is his great concern. As the business of the soldier is to fight, so the business of the Christian is to be like Christ.” DoeChristianFightingChristHolyConcernSoldierFaithfulHoly Living Author:Jonathan Edwards
“For the sacrament to be a spiritually cleansing experience each week, we need to prepare ourselves before coming to sacrament meeting. We do this by deliberately leaving behind our daily work and recreation and letting go of worldly thoughts and concerns. As we do, we make room in our minds and hearts for the Holy Ghost.” NeedsMindHeartRoomsBehindsWeekHolyLetting GoConcernMeetingsLeavingGhostSacramentsWorldlyHeart And MindHoly GhostRecreationCleansingDaily Work Author:Robert D. Hales
“If, one day, I should offend God in any way, or grow remiss, though ever so little, in that which concerns His holy service and glory, I solemnly implore Him, rather let me die.” IfsWayShouldLittlesDiesGrowsHolyOne DayGloryConcernLet Me Author:Ignatius of Loyola
“Essential to our personal faith and development is the unmistakable knowledge that our Father and our Savior want us to succeed. They want us to return to Their presence. Because of Their love for us, They have given us resources to obtain comfort, direction, and strength for our journey home. I speak of prayer, the wonderful and sublime ability to communicate and share our concerns with the Father; the Holy Spirit, which will enlighten and comfort us; and the words of the prophets, both ancient and modern. These resources give us understanding and direction in dealing with our challenges.” WantGivingHomeSpiritFatherSpeakGivenUnderstandingChallengesPrayerAbilityWonderfulJourneyShareModernDevelopmentReturnHolyComfortSucceedEssentialsResourcesConcernAncientCommunicateHoly SpiritProphetSaviorSublimeWant UOur FatherEnlighteningAbility To CommunicateJourney Home Author:Dean M. Davies
“Two of the many areas of conflict between Judeo-Christian values and leftism concern the separation between the holy and the profane and the separation between humans and animals.” HumansTwoChristianValuesAnimalHolyConflictAreasConcernSeparationProfaneHumans And AnimalsChristian Values Author:Dennis Prager
“Many friends have expressed concern that a religious fanatic will try to kill me when I go to Africa. After all, I’ll be speaking out against a crime many fundamentalists consider a holy practice. I’m sure my work will be dangerous, and I admit to being scared…. But my faith tells me to be strong, that God led me down this path for a reason. He has work for me to do. This is my mission. And I believe that long before the day I was born, God chose the day I will die, so I can’t change that. In the meantime, I might as well take a chance, because that’s what I’ve done all my life.” TryingBelieveWellsLongI CanReasonDoneMightDiesStrongI BelieveBornReligiousChancePracticePathDangerousCrimeHolyConcernScaredMissionsKill MeTake A ChanceFanaticsCan't ChangeMany FriendsSpeaking OutBeing ScaredReligious Fanatics Author:Waris Dirie
“Your call will become clear as as your mind is transformed by the reading of Scripture and the internal work of God's Spirit. The Lord never hides His will from us. In time, as you obey the call first to follow, your destiny will unfold before you. The difficulty will lie in keeping other concerns from diverting your attention.” MindFirstsSpiritLyingReadingAttentionLordDestinyClearHolyConcernDifficultyScriptureGods WillHoly SpiritInternalsTransformedYour Destiny Author:Charles R. Swindoll