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For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things read more
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made... [Romans 1:20].
The discussions of every age are filled with the issues on which its leading schools of thought differ. But the read more
The discussions of every age are filled with the issues on which its leading schools of thought differ. But the general intellectual atmosphere of the time is always determined by the views on which the opposing schools agree. They become the unspoken presuppositions of all thought, and common and unquestioningly accepted foundations on which all discussion proceeds.
In man's life, the absence of an essential component usually leads to the adoption of a substitute. The substitute is read more
In man's life, the absence of an essential component usually leads to the adoption of a substitute. The substitute is usually embraced with vehemence and extremism, for we have to convince ourselves that what we took as second choice is the best there ever was. Thus blind faith is to a considerable extent a substitute for the lost faith in ourselves; insatiable desire a substitute for hope; accumulation a substitute for growth; fervent hustling a substitute for purposeful action; and pride a substitute for an unattainable self-respect.
It is easier for a camel to pass through they eye of the needle than for a rich man to read more
It is easier for a camel to pass through they eye of the needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God.
Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse. Murphy's First Corollary If you tell the boss you read more
Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse. Murphy's First Corollary If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the next morning you will have a flat tire.
The world holds two classes of men: intelligent men without religion, and religious men without intelligence.
The world holds two classes of men: intelligent men without religion, and religious men without intelligence.
The biblical account of Noah's Ark and the Flood is perhaps the most implausible story for fundamentalists to defend. Where, read more
The biblical account of Noah's Ark and the Flood is perhaps the most implausible story for fundamentalists to defend. Where, for example, while loading his ark, did Noah find penguins and polar bears in Palestine?
Hope, like faith, is nothing if it is not courageous; it is nothing if it is not ridiculous.
Hope, like faith, is nothing if it is not courageous; it is nothing if it is not ridiculous.
If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain.
If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain.