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“These are the "poor in spirit." They have reached an inward state paralleling the outward circumstances of the common beggar in the streets of Jerusalem; that is what the word "poor" as Christ used it actually means. These blessed poor are no longer slaves to the tyranny of things. They have broken the yoke of the oppressor; and this they have done not by fighting but by surrendering. Though free from all sense of possessing, they yet possess all things. "Theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
― The Pursuit of God
― The Pursuit of God
“The only time you start at the top is when you’re digging a hole.”
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“Everybody dies, but some spend a whole life digging their grave.”
― The Timingila
― The Timingila
“The world takes us to a silver screen on which flickering images of passion and romance play, and as we watch, the world says, “This is love.” God takes us to the foot of a tree on which a naked and bloodied man hangs and says, “This is love.”
― I Kissed Dating Goodbye
― I Kissed Dating Goodbye
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