Quotemeal: Aug. 20th, 2020

Thursday, August 20, 2020

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

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"The steady discipline of intimate friendship with Jesus results in men becoming like Him."
— H. E. Fosdick —
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— Francis of Sales —
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— St. Augustine of Hippo —
"It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you."
— Timothy Keller —

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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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