“In all common ordinary cases, we see intuitively at first view what is out duty, what is the honest part. This is the ground of the observation, that the first thought is often the best. In these cases, doubt and deliberation is itself dishonesty; as it was in Balaam upon the second message.” FirstsViewsCommonCasesDoubtHonestDutyMessagesOrdinaryObservationDishonestyDeliberationBalaam Book:The Whole Works of Joseph Butler ... Source: The Whole Works of Joseph Butler ...
“Live in robust sanity, in holy obedience to the ordinary." (The Message) "In an insane asylum like the world, simple sanity can be a heroic achievement.” WorldSimpleHolyAchievementMessagesOrdinaryInsaneObedienceSanityHeroicRobustAsylumsInsane Asylum Author:Peter Kreeft
“I think God isn't interested in intervening every time some little bad thing happens. God is interested in getting the message of good news and love and comfort and hope across through people like us, ordinary people, or extraordinary people like Bono.” PeopleThinkingLittlesHappensComfortMessagesNewsOrdinaryAnd LoveExtraordinaryThings HappenBad ThingsGood NewsOrdinary PeopleBad Things HappenInterveningComfort And Hope Author:Philip Yancey
“Ordinary people who are just kind of just going about their lives are transformed into heroes because they have the courage to put their voices out there. I think that's a powerful message in this time of political strife.” PeopleThinkingKindPoliticalVoicePowerfulHeroMessagesOrdinaryTransformedStrifeOrdinary People Author:Viola Davis
“So when we come across somebody who does understand this and makes an effort to try and explain it to us, some people freak out and turn that person into either an object of worship or, some people freak out and want to kill that person. I think it's because they know what's true but they don't want to know, they don't want to face up to what that actually means. So they're going to kill the messenger and hope that by doing so they'll destroy the message so they can go back to living their ordinary life again.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantTryingMeanPersonsDoeFacesTurnsEffortObjectsWorshipMessagesOrdinaryFreakMessengersOrdinary Life Author:Brad Warner