“There could be joy in destruction, too, couldn't there? Isn't Jesus Christ's Second Coming supposed to occur only after a lot of unmitigated destruction? But again, human history is fraught with tragedies in which man spared no effort to destroy with millenarian joy, only to learn that no messiah appeared afterwards.” MenHumansJoyJesusChristEffortJesus ChristDestructionTragedyHuman HistoryMessiah Book:A Quiet Life Source: A Quiet Life
“Jesus will turn your sorrow into joy. One can only imagine the shock and bewilderment the Apostles felt when the Lord told them he must go away. Though they could not understand it at the time, his departure was for their benefit. The same is true of the unexpected setbacks and tragedies we experience in this life...When I consider the times when I have been confounded by events that seemed so contrary to what I thought God wanted for me, I should be mindful that they were permitted by the Lord's inscrutable providence for my own good, as difficult as that might be to fathom.” ShouldHas BeensMightWantedJoyTurnsJesusFeltDifficultMy OwnLordImagineEventsSorrowBenefitsTragedyContraryThis LifeShockUnexpectedGoing AwayProvidenceApostlesSetbackDepartureFathomBewildermentInscrutable Author:Patrick Madrid
“It is a tragedy of the Germanic world that Jesus was Judaised, distorted, falsified; and an alien Asiatic spirit was forced upon us. That is a crime we must repair.” WorldSpiritJesusCrimeTragedyAliens Author:Adolf Hitler
“It is a first class human tragedy that people of the earth who claim to believe in the message of Jesus, whom they describe as the Prince of Peace, show little of that belief in actual practice.” PeopleFirstsBelieveHumansLittlesShowsEarthJesusBeliefChristChristianityClassPracticeMessagesClaimsTragedyFirst ClassPrince Of Peace Book:Gandhi on Nehru Source: Gandhi on Nehru
“But I am living in the midst of the uncertainty and risk, amid things that can and do bring physical destruction, because I am running from things that can destroy my soul: complacency, comfort, and ignorance. I am much more terrified of living a comfortable life in a self-serving society and failing to follow Jesus than I am of any illness or tragedy.” SoulSelfRunningJesusFailingRiskIgnoranceComfortComfortableDestructionTragedyIllnessMy SoulUncertaintyMidstServingTerrifiedComplacencySelf ServingComfortable Life Author:Katie Davis
“I am more more terrified of living a comfortable life in a self-serving society and failing to follow Jesus than I am of any illness or tragedy.” SelfJesusFailingComfortableTragedyIllnessServingTerrifiedSelf ServingComfortable Life Book:Kisses from Katie: A Story of Relentless Love and Redemption Source: Kisses from Katie: A Story of Relentless Love and Redemption