” ‘If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.’ So the cross not only brings Christ’s life to an end, it ends also the first life, the old life, of every one of His true followers. It destroys the old pattern, the Adam pattern, in the believer’s life, and brings it to an end. The God who raised Christ from the dead raises the believer and a new life begins. This, and nothing less, is true Christianity.”–A.W. Tozer, The Root of the Righteous, 62.

“If you chase two rabbits, you will not catch either one”–Russian Proverb.

“You can’t be happy . . . and selfish. Generosity puts a smile on your face and joy in your heart”–from an interview conducted by Priscilla Shirer.

“We cannot get people to love us, and we cannot get people to be responsible. We cannot make people receive the Truth that would set them free. But it is a terrible mistake to lose the Peace that Christ died for us to have because of it. And it is a terrible mistake to stop loving people because of their failures and irresponsibility”–Mark Graham.

“I may be a self-starter, but I am not self-made. I was wonderfully made by God and endowed with certain abilities, characteristics, and strengths. Then came my parents, teachers, coaches, advisors, clients, staff, friends, books, my wonderful wife–and even my kids. Those who recognize the supporting cast around them will be protected from an inflated sense of self-worth, and will be careful to acknowledge and thank those who lifted and held them up”–Mark DeMoss, The Little Red Book of Wisdom, 103.

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