No tribe unites with another of its own free will.
In a free world there is, alas, more common crime than in a dictatorial system.
The cloud is free only to go with the wind. The rain is free only in falling.
An artist is forced by others to paint out of his own free will.
Who needs a Dr. when you have WebMD? Who needs a counselor when you have the Holy Spirit? And who needs Wal-Mart when you have Amazon.com? :)
God can accomplish more through one message in the fulness of the Spirit than through hundreds given in the energy of the flesh.
I tell my students not to be frightened; in the history of Buddhism-for 2,500 years-no one has broken or fractured a leg because of sitting in meditation.
You know the Holy Spirit lives in you when you can defend the Holy Bible without fear or intimidation. John 14:1.
You are your own vehicular machinery that ought to propel yourself under guidance of the compass of the Holy Spirit of God. Don't go off the track!
Using only nonnarrative portions of the Bible to interpret narrative is not only disrespectful to the narrative portions but also suggests a misguided approach to nonnarrative parts of the Bible.
Mindfulness describes a "state of becoming" that places the individual beyond judgment and definition.
Don't make the body do what the spirit does best, and don't put a big load on the spirit that the body could easily carry.
You can make it if you try. Don't give up or quit the fight. If you believe, you will see, you can do it.
I had been afraid of the awful presence of the river, which was the soul of the river, but through her [Ultima] I learned that my spirit shared in the spirit of all things.
Literary critics, however, frequently suffer from a curious belief that every author longs to extend the boundaries of literary art, wants to explore new dimensions of the human spirit, and if he doesn't, he should be ashamed of himself.
In my experience, self-hatred is the dominant malaise crippling Christians and stifling their growth in the Holy Spirit.
Satan does not care what you know. He only fears what you understand and apply. In fact, his assignment is to hinder your understanding.
Forgiveness is alchemy of the soul in which the feeling of possibility returns to the human spirit.
The present is an age of talkers, and not doers; and the reason is, that the world is growing old. We are so far advanced in the Arts and Sciences, that we live in retrospect, and doat on past achievements.
True worship comes when we learn to close our eyes and focus only on Him.
Worship is not just what we do with our lips; it is what we do with our lives.
