“It is easier to hide behind philosophical arguments, heavily footnoted for effect, than it is to admit our hurts, our confusions, our loves, and our passions in the marketplace of life's heartfelt transactions.”
― Can Man Live Without God
― Can Man Live Without God
“Only those who try to resist temptation know how strong it is. ... We never find out the strength of the evil impulse inside us until we try to fight it: and Christ, because He was the only man who never yielded to temptation, is also the only man who knows to the full what temptation means—the only complete realist.”
― Mere Christianity
― Mere Christianity
“For many in our high-paced world, despair is not a moment; it is a way of life.”
― Can Man Live Without God
― Can Man Live Without God
“Faith, in the sense in which I am here using the word, is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted, in spite of your changing moods.”
― Mere Christianity
― Mere Christianity
“The real test of being in the presence of God is, that you either forget about yourself altogether or see yourself as a small, dirty object.”
― Mere Christianity
― Mere Christianity
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