“ I have found so many angels trapped inside undisputed jargon that I find myself digging at the words, in order to release them, from the books that unfairly captured their soul. Shannon L. Alder
“ Sometimes the reason God doesn't show up to win your battles is because he already put inside of you the power to end it. Shannon L. Alder
“ The irony of rule followers is they often quote a lot of people that do not follow as many rules as they do. Shannon L. Alder
“ Persecution for Christians is not a possibility, it's a promise, it's not a maybe, it's a surely! Following Jesus can mean finding the trouble you've been looking for! Kingsley Opuwari Manuel
“ Theology is not a private subject for theologians only. Nor is it a private subject for professors. Fortunately, there have always been pastors who have understood more about theology than most profes… Karl Barth
“ I do not pretend to understand the moral universe; the arc is a long one, my eye reaches but little ways; I cannot calculate the curve and complete the figure by the experience of sight, I can divine… Theodore Parker
“ The real moments that changed the world are when church members miss the meaning of a whole sermon, and take no accountability for the testimonies they damage, by being self-righteous. Shannon L. Alder
“ I do not function too well on emotional motivations. I am wary of them. And I am wary of a lot of other things, such as plastic credit cards, payroll deductions, insurance programs, retirement benefit… John D. MacDonald
“ Grace is all that God is free to do for you, in you, with you and through you only because of the finished work of Jesus Christ. Kingsley Opuwari Manuel
“ Whatever God permits to happen in your life is a gift to you. God has two goals...His Glory and Your Good! Kingsley Opuwari Manuel
“ It takes great faith in Easter, particularly faith in the gift of the Holy Spirit, to be honest with our people that we have not a clue to the meaning of some biblical passage, or that we have no sens… William H. Willimon
“ To be effective the preacher's message must be alive; it must alarm, arouse, challenge; it must be God's present voice to a particular people. A.W. Tozer
“ He had learned how to assemble Jewish texts, Greek philosophy, and Middle-Western evangelistic anecdotes into a sermon. And he had learned that poverty was blessed, but that bankers make the best deac… Sinclair Lewis
“ Don't die with the music on your tongue unsung!Don't die with the apps in your mind undesigned!Don't die with the books in your head unpublished!Don't die with the sermons in your heart unpreached!Liv… Israelmore Ayivor
“ I don't like to hear cut and dried sermons. No—when I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees. Abraham Lincoln
“ God doesn’t give us pain to make us strong. He gives us strength to look inside ourselves and realize we are not innocent victims. When you learn humility, you are no longer a victim because a humble… Shannon L. Alder
“ When you lower the definition of success to such a level that any person can reach it, you don’t teach people to have big dreams; instead you inspirit mediocrity and nurture people’s inadequacies. Shannon L. Alder
“ He had been the pastor of Tate's church since Tate's boys were in high school--probably over ten years now. Tate thought he was a fair man with a good heart. It helped that his sermons were interestin… Vannetta Chapman
