Corrie Kreisel
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If I think hard enough, I can almost understand why Judas betrayed Jesus at the Last Supper and how selfies became a phenomenon and why some men wear short-sleeved button-down shirts; but I cannot grasp why adult humans watch other adult
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“What do people mean when they say, 'I am not afraid of God because I know He is good'? Have they never even been to a dentist?”
― A Grief Observed
― A Grief Observed
“If I have done anything, even a little, to help small children enjoy honest, simple pleasures, I have done a bit of good.”
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“The Gestapo chief leaned forward. I'd like to send you home, old fellow," he said. "I'll take your word that you won't cause any more trouble."
I could not see father's face, only the erect carriage of his shoulders and the halo of white hair above them. But I heard his answer.
"If I go home today," he said evenly and clearly, "tomorrow I will open my door again to any man in need who knocks.”
― The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
I could not see father's face, only the erect carriage of his shoulders and the halo of white hair above them. But I heard his answer.
"If I go home today," he said evenly and clearly, "tomorrow I will open my door again to any man in need who knocks.”
― The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
“If mothers could learn to do for themselves what they do for their children when these are overdone, we should have happier households. Let the mother go out to play!”
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“All people need a place where their roots can grow deep and they always feel like they belong and have a loving refuge. And all people need a place that gives wings to their dreams, nurturing possibilities of who they might become.”
― The Lifegiving Home: Creating a Place of Belonging and Becoming
― The Lifegiving Home: Creating a Place of Belonging and Becoming
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