Quotemeal: Oct. 2nd, 2025

Thursday, October 2, 2025

"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for."
— William Shedd

More Quotemeal

"We too often love things and use people when we should be using things and loving people."
"It is not after we were reconciled by the blood of his Son that God began to love us, but before the foundation of the world."
John Calvin
"We must always speak of the efficacy of the ministry in such a manner that the entire praise of the work may be reserved for God alone."
John Calvin
"Forgiveness is the well from which we draw the water to wash others' feet."
D. Siler

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Illustration of William Shedd — "A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for."

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