“We are so prone to expect to become good Christians by some sudden experience that lifts us all at once to higher ground without the gradual climb. We forget that we are to "grow in grace" and that normal growth is not a matter of fits and starts.” MatterChristianGrowsGrowthForgetGraceHigherFitNormalChristian InspirationalLiftsClimbsGood ChristianHigher Ground Author:Vance Havner
“As a matter of fact student riots of one sort or another, protests against the order that is, kicks against college and university management indicate a healthy growth and a normal functioning of the academic mind.” MindMatterFactsOrderGrowthStudentsCollegeHealthyNormalManagementUniversityKicksProtestAcademicRiotMatter Of FactColleges And Universities Author:William Allen White
“The lumbermen...regarded forest devastation as normal and second growth as a delusion of fools....And as for sustained yield, no such idea had ever entered their heads. The few friends the forest had were spoken of, when they were spoken of at all, as impractical theorists, fanatics, or "denudatics," more or less touched in the head. What talk there was about forest protection was no more to the average American that the buzzing of a mosquito, and just about as irritating.” IdeasGrowthTreeFoolNormalAverageProtectionForestsTouchedDelusionYieldFanaticsIrritatingMosquitoesDevastationTheoristsFew Friends Author:Gifford Pinchot
“Do not allow any negativity or ugliness in your surroundings, or anybody at all, destroy your confidence or affect your growth as a blooming flower. It is very normal for one ugly weed to not want to stand alone.” WantGrowthFlowerNormalUglyWeedNegativitySurroundingsUglinessStand AloneBloomingBlooming Flower Author:Suzy Kassem
“I think we need to lift our spirits and have high, lofty expectations for this great country of ours.The new normal of two percent [growth] that the left is saying you can't do anything about is so dangerous for our country.” ThinkingNeedsTwoCountrySpiritLeftGrowthDangerousNormalExpectationsPercentOur CountryLiftsLoftyGreat CountryNew Normal Author:Jeb Bush
“When a human body is out of balance we call that disease, which indicates dis-ease of the body. Likewise, when the body of Christ becomes unbalanced, disease occurs... Health will occur only when everything is brought back into balance. The task of church leadership is to discover and remove growth-restricting diseases and barriers so that natural, normal growth can occur.” HumansBodyGrowthChristNaturalChurchBalanceDiseaseNormalTasksRemoveBarriersHuman BodyBody Of ChristUnbalanced Author:Rick Warren
“Except. What is normal at any given time? We change just as the seasons change, and each spring brings new growth. So nothing is ever quite the same.” GivenGrowthNormalSpringSeasonsSeasons ChangeNew GrowthCrown Duel Author:Sherwood Smith
“There is no normal life that is free of pain. It's the very wrestling with our problems that can be the impetus for our growth.” ProblemPainGrowthNormalWrestlingNormal LifeImpetus Book:You Are Special: Words of Wisdom for All Ages from a Beloved Neighbor Source: You Are Special: Words of Wisdom for All Ages from a Beloved Neighbor