Quotemeal: Apr. 6th, 2005

Wednesday, April 6, 2005

"The modern church rejects the outcasts of society where as these very outcasts were the very ones who were drawn to Jesus."
— Philip Yancey

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— Benjamin Franklin —
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— Francis of Sales —
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— Madeleine L'Engle —
"If we are to accept the teaching of Jesus at all, then the only test of the reality of a man's religion is his attitude to his fellow men. The only possible..."
— William Barclay —

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Illustration of Philip Yancey — "The modern church rejects the outcasts of society where as these very outcasts were the very ones who were drawn to Jesus."

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

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