Tension comes from fear, and fear comes from a lack of confidence and a loss of trust.
“But no statistic conveyed a true picture of Panama rain. It had to be seen, to be felt, smelled; it had to be heard to be appreciated. The effect was much as though the heavens had opened and the air had turned instantly liquid.”
― The Path Between the Seas
― The Path Between the Seas
“Technology is everything that doesn’t work yet.”
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“I think that churches would be places of greater intimacy and growth in Christ if people stopped lying about what we need, what we fear, where we fail, and how we sin.”
― The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert: An English Professor's Journey Into Christian Faith
― The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert: An English Professor's Journey Into Christian Faith
“There is an ancient saying in China, one of the famous “Thirty-Six Stratagems” for dealing with an enemy. The stratagem is this: “Conceal a dagger behind a smile.”
― Crashback: The Power Clash Between the U.S. and China in the Pacific
― Crashback: The Power Clash Between the U.S. and China in the Pacific
“The Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God.”
― Mere Christianity
― Mere Christianity
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