Quotes of: Martin-luther-king Keyword

Beware you be not swallowed up in books! An ounce of love is worth a pound of knowledge.

Letters of John Wesley

What we do comes out of who we believe we are.

Sex God: Exploring the Endless Connections Between Sexuality and Spirituality

True humility is a kind of self-annihilation; and this is the centre of all virtues.

A Plain Account of Christian Perfection (Foundations of Faith)

Awareness of mortality exerts a unique power to focus the mind and heart on essentials.

Prayer and Community: The Benedictine Tradition

Unwittingly, the feminists acknowledge the superiority of the male sex by wishing to become like men.

The Privilege of Being a Woman

The person who knows Christ best is the person who will pray best.

What Happens When I Pray

The denunciation of injustice implies the rejection of the use of Christianity to legitimize the established order.

A Theology of Liberation

The spirit of Christ is the spirit of missions. The nearer we get to Him, the more intensely missionary we become.

Henry Martyn

Some had the custom of receiving the Eucharist daily, some twice a week, some on the Lord's day, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, some only on the Lord's Day.

Martin Chemnitz

When a man is at his wits' end it is not a cowardly thing to pray, it is the only way he can get in touch with Reality.

Oswald Chambers

We look upon prayer simply as a means of getting things for ourselves, but the biblical purpose of prayer is that we may get to know God Himself.

Oswald Chambers

The institutions of Churchianity are not Christianity. An institution is a good thing if it is second; immediately an institution recognizes itself it becomes the dominating factor.

Oswald Chambers

Tolerating a wrong attitude toward another person causes you to follow the spirit of the devil, no matter how saintly you are.

Oswald Chambers

Whenever the conviction of God’s Spirit comes there is the softening of the whole nature to obey; but if the obedience is not instant there will come a metallic hardening and a corrupting of the guidance of God.

Oswald Chambers

The main characteristic which is the proof of the indwelling Spirit is an amazing tenderness in personal dealing, and a blazing truthfulness with regard to God’s Word.

Oswald Chambers

There are certain things we must not pray about - moods, for instance. Moods never go by praying, moods go by kicking.

Oswald Chambers

If through a broken heart God can bring His purposes to pass in the world, then thank Him for breaking your heart.

Oswald Chambers

My worth to God publicly is measured by what I really am in my private life.” Oswald Chambers

Oswald Chambers

I'm sure Putnam is right that there's been a decline in certain kinds of organizations like bowling leagues. But people participate in communities in other ways.

Peter L. Berger

One can't understand the Christian Right and similar movements unless one sees them as reactive - they're reacting to what they call secular humanism.

Peter L. Berger

There is a continuum of values between the churches and the general community. What distinguishes the handling of these values in the churches is mainly the heavier dosage of religious vocabulary involved.

Peter L. Berger