For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but of power and of love and of calm and well balanced mind and discipline and self-control.
What is required of thee, O man, but to do justly, love mercy and walk humbly with thy God. Micah 6:8
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God — not by works, so that no one can boast.
The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your love, O Lord, endures forever - do not abandon the works of your hands.
Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord builds the city, the guard keeps watch in vain.
Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much
Lord, be my rock of safety, the stronghold that saves me. For the honor of your name lead me and guide me.
treasure up these words in thy heart. Be faithful and diligent in keeping the commandments of God and I will encircle thee in the arms of my love.
He was a gentle and sensitive soul, and therefore had a short temper, which is why he went straight after everything with an ax...
He whines, he complains, he ducks out of the most obvious responsibility. He is vain, petty and maddening, but he doesn't ever quit.
It isn't an easy thing to give your loyalty to someone you don't know, especially when that person chooses to reveal nothing of himself.
education is one thing and instruction, however worthy, necessary and incidentally or monetarily educative, another.
In moments of great uncertainty on my travels, I have always felt that something is protecting me, that I will come to no harm.
But in Africa bureaucrats are usually too proud to accept a bribe, something I admire when I'm not the one being arrested.
As anyone who's ever taken an Ethiopian bus knows, there is an unwritten rule that the windows must remain firmly closed.
It was an awkward moment. We were burning down our host's house, a situation which any guest seeks to avoid.
I felt sure we could gain the upper hand by putting ourselves in the mindset of the Incas.
The first few hours in the cell were quite stimulating. I'd never been in a prison cell before and was quite enjoying the experience.
I am all for curses and superstition, but there's a point at which they start getting in the way. That point had arrived.
I had learned years ago never to give original documents to anyone if I could help it.
No man [...] can be so stupid to deny that all men naturally were born free, being the image and resemblance of God himself.
