“The resurrection is the revelation to chosen witnesses of the fact that Jesus who died on the cross is indeed king - conqueror of death and sin, Lord and Savior of all. The resurrection is not the reversal of a defeat but the proclamation of a victory. The King reigns from the tree. The reign of God has indeed come upon us, and its sign is not a golden throne but a wooden cross.” FactsJesusSinLordTreeKingsVictoryCrossesDiedDefeatChosenGoldenWitnessRevelationsSaviorResurrectionThronesReignConquerorProclamationReversal Author:Lesslie Newbigin
“Kings are chosen by the Source, so it is said. [...] Therefore those who fight for the king can be said to be godly. Is that not cause enough?” SaidEnoughFightingCausesSourceKingsChosenGodly Author:David Gemmell
“The conqueror and king in each of us is the . . . Knower of truth. . . . Let that Knower awaken in us and drive the horses of the mind, emotions, and physical body on the pathway which that king has chosen.” MindBodyTruthEmotionKnowledgeKingsHorseChosenPathwaysConquerorPhysical Body Author:George Arundale
“The thing that would probably surprise most people was that Dr. Martin Luther King was a very reluctant leader. He felt very shocked at times that he had been chosen for this path, but he also understood that he was chosen for this path. He had several moments of acute doubt as to if he was up for the task - when people were injured in the protests he took it very personally, let alone when they were killed.” PeopleIfsMomentsFeltLeaderPathDoubtKingsUnderstoodTasksSurpriseChosenProtestDrsShockedLutherInjuredReluctantDr Martin Luther King Author:David Oyelowo
“It seems some have chosen to ignore or have simply forgotten the big-picture vision promoted by Dr. King and his kin.” BigsSeemsVisionKingsForgottenChosenDrsBig Picture Author:Al Sharpton
“The honorable William Penn, late governor of Pennsylvania, was chosen agent to the Court of Britain, and directed to deliver the petition to the King himself and to endeavor by his personal influence to procure a favorable reception to this last address.” LastsInfluenceKingsLateCourtChosenAgentsBritainAddressesEndeavorGovernorsHonorablePennsylvaniaReceptionPetitionsPersonal Influence Author:Mercy Otis Warren
“The books we read should be chosen with great care, that they may be, as an Egyptian king wrote over his library,'The medicines of the soul.” ShouldMayBookSoulCareReadingKingsMedicineLibraryMedicalChosenEgyptian Author:Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.