“ We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affections. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and… Stephen Mansfield
“ True manliness is about the determination to act according to a noble definition of what it means to be a man. This is within the reach of every man, no matter how he looks or sounds. Stephen Mansfield
“ There are also the Roman Catholic churches that display plaques in honor of Arthur Guinness, a Protestant, for his outspoken defense of Roman Catholic rights. Stephen Mansfield
“ The very gifts God has given us, the very calling on our lives, is about investing our gifts into the lives of others in order to lift them to their purpose. Stephen Mansfield
“ The theme of the next sentence is the heart of his message: The Almighty has His own purposes. This is what Lincoln believed now, and why he thought the war had taken the course it had. Events were no… Stephen Mansfield
“ The loftiest statement of your cleansing and redemption—after all the pain you’ve endured—is that now you realize what God was doing and you can get on with that high calling for your life. Stephen Mansfield
“ The Kurds know—and never for a moment forget—what most people in the world have never understood. The nation of Iraq is not a centuries-old country with natural boundaries and an organically blended p… Stephen Mansfield
“ The Bible teaches repeatedly that we each have a destiny—a specific calling and/or purpose—that is determined in advance by God. Stephen Mansfield
“ QUALITIES OF A GREAT GENERAL 1. Tactically aggressive (loves a fight) 2. Strength of character 3. Steadiness of purpose 4. Acceptance of responsibility 5. Energy 6. Good health and strength George Pat… Stephen Mansfield
“ Passive men wait for knowledge to come to them. Weak men assume what they need to know will seek them out. Men of great character and drive search out the knowledge they need. Stephen Mansfield
“ Nonetheless, Lincoln’s story is, in part, that of a man who beat back the spirits that came for him in the night. He might well have been crushed by his woes, by the death of the first son and then th… Stephen Mansfield
“ Life has meaning only in the struggle, Victory or defeat is in the hand of God, So let us celebrate the struggle. Stephen Mansfield
“ It is not enough that the mess is cleaned up, like a house being prepared for company. We can only be satisfied when the condition of our hearts that led to the mess in the first place is challenged,… Stephen Mansfield
“ In 2003, scientists at the University of Wisconsin reported that a pint of Guinness a day is good for the human heart. Stephen Mansfield
“ If forgiveness is nothing more than a rearranging of our feelings, we have no defense against this. But if forgiveness is a formal process of sending sins and wrongs away from us and placing them upon… Stephen Mansfield
“ If a man lives for the glory of God, he stops looking for affirmation from other human beings after every good deed, a pat on the head every time he does his duty. Instead, he throws himself into his… Stephen Mansfield
“ Here is the lesson: Great men and women of God are not exempt from hurt and offense. Instead, enduring the wounds of fellow Christians with mercy and grace seems to be the call of every true saint, an… Stephen Mansfield
“ Men know that Churchill was stating a broad truth about an important matter. You liberals are nationalizing everything you can in our society. But, listen up: it isn’t yours! It shouldn’t be nationali… Stephen Mansfield
“ My central belief, though, is that men are made to protect the territory assigned to them and to assure that everything within that territory fulfills its God-ordained purpose. This is what manhood is… Stephen Mansfield
“ Honorable men refuse to wallow in the small and the bitter. Honorable men refuse to hate life because something once went wrong. Honorable men don’t build monuments to their disappointments, nor do th… Stephen Mansfield
