I Wish I'd Said That • 2

See I Wish I'd Said That • 1.

• History is a nightmare. There are more scandals, more acts of corruption, than are dreamed of in philosophy. It would be blasphemous to believe that what we witness is the end of God's creation [as good as God's creation gets]. – Abraham Heschel in The Prophets

• You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. So don't try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its work so you become mature and well-developed, not deficient in any way. – James 1:3-4 (The Message)



• When addressed by a Marine Lieutenant filled with anxiety because his platoon had never been on a submarine before: Rest easy; I have. – Rock Hudson as Commander James Ferraday in the film Ice Station Zebra (1968)



• Everything God wants to do through [you] this year begins with what he wants to do in you. Remember, God is more interested in you than in what you do. – David Foster



• I love it when I read Scripture. I love it even more when Scripture reads me. – Perry Noble as quoted by Tony Morgan



• [Faith] is a sure and steadfast knowledge of the love of God toward us, according as He declares in His gospel that He is our Father and Savior (through the mediation of Jesus Christ). – John Calvin in The Geneva Catechism



• The person who cares nothing about the approval or disapproval of people enjoys great peace of mind. – Thomas à Kempis in The Imitation of Christ