“ You see, it is so hard for these creatures to persevere. The routine of adversity, the gradual decay of youthful loves and youthful hopes, the quiet despair (hardly felt as pain) of ever overcoming th… C.S. Lewis
“ But I was immobilized—less by another’s static imposition than by my own static will. For the enemy had in thrall my power to choose, which he had used to make a chain for binding me. From bad choices… Augustine of Hippo
“ Man no longer lives in the beginning--he has lost the beginning. Now he finds he is in the middle, knowing neither the end nor the beginning, and yet knowing that he is in the middle, coming from the… Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“ It is God's earth out of which man is taken. From it he has his body. His body belongs to his essential being. Man's body is not his prison, his shell his exterior, but man himself. Man does not "have… Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“ Being free means "being free for the other," because the other has bound me to him. Only in relationship with the other am I free Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“ The question of why evil exists is not a theological question, for it assumes that it is possible to go behind the existence forced upon us as sinners. If we could answer it then we would not be sinne… Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“ But it may be that I betrayed myself. Since Dorcastle, my ability to supress my emotions has diminished. I know feelings are showing, not in ways which commons might see, but clearly enough for Mages… Jack Campbell
“ Wise people put as much distance between themselves and sexual temptation as possible. They not only get away but also plan their escape route. Craig Groeschel
“ We will never be tempted to live by the standards of other people or to be guided by someone else’s opinions if we know who we are Sunday Adelaja
“ But that's one way we can identify the devil's voice: It always plays to our fears. It is the voice that tells us we must do something to prove who we are, to prove that we're worthy, to prove that we… Jonathan Martin
“ I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail. Abraham H. Maslow
“ Self-knowledge is better than self-control any day," Raquel said firmly. "And I know myself well enough to know how I act around cookies. Claudia Gray
“ The Christian does not avoid sin to achieve salvation, but rather salvation brings him to a desire not to sin. The closer that one's spirit is synchronized with the holy knowledge of God, the more he… Criss Jami
“ God will never tempt you. It's not in His nature. In fact, He promises to provide an escape route for every tempting situation. But I can promise you this: God will test your faith. And those tests wo… Mark Batterson
