He was really having a hard time with this. He was not a seductive kind of guy, and if he tried to be sexy, he was going to sound like Romeo, the porn version.
A ruling government can't afford to publish history in a version which lessens its' chance for reelection.
My soul doth magnify the Lord, And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against you in judgment, you shall condemn.
What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? (Romans 8:31 NIV)
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.
Matthew 10:34 “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.
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.
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat it; for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
...once you've crawled into what's commonly thought of as the sordid underbelly of life, you realize it's all just different versions of normal.
But are there really good people? Good people, through and through? Or are we all just varying versions of bad people, some trying harder to be good?
She draws patterns on my face / These lines make shapes that can’t replace / the version of me that I hold inside / when lying with you, lying with you, lying with you.
Smartass Disciple: Why do arrogant people like to say complex words ? Master of Stupidity: Ask them straight! You'll get a simple scary version.
As artists give themselves to their models, and poets to their classical pursuits, so must we addict ourselves to prayer.
If you see an antimatter version of yourself running towards you, think twice before embracing.