Quotemeal: Aug. 20th, 2012

Monday, August 20, 2012

"Commitment without reflection is fanaticism in action, though reflection without commitment is the paralysis of all action."
— John Mackay

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"The church of Christ has been founded by shedding its own blood, not that of others; by enduring outrage, not by inflicting it."
— Jerome —
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— Gordon McDonald —
"We all need love, but we need it most when we deserve it least — when we have sinned against someone, when we have made poor choices, when we have failed...."
— Barbara Rosberg —
"Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important."
— C. S. Lewis —

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Illustration of John Mackay — "Commitment without reflection is fanaticism in action, though reflection without commitment is the paralysis of all action."

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