Quotemeal: Jan. 16th, 2015

Friday, January 16, 2015

"I often wonder if my knowledge about God has not become my greatest stumbling block to my knowledge of God."
— Henri Nouwen

More Quotemeal

"Self is the opaque veil that hides the face of God from us. It can be removed only in spiritual experience, never by mere instruction."
A. W. Tozer
"I have been tortured with longing to believe ... and the yearning grows stronger the more cogent the intellectual difficulties stand in the way."
"We can forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light."
Plato
"The Bible applied to the heart by the Holy Spirit, is the chief means by which men are built up and established in the faith, after their conversion."
J. C. Ryle

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Illustration

Illustration of Henri Nouwen — "I often wonder if my knowledge about God has not become my greatest stumbling block to my knowledge of God."

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Quotemeal is a daily dose of Christian quotes to inspire and encourage.