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christian faith great life living trying
And that's the great thing about living the Christian life and trying to live by faith, is you're trying to get better every day. You're trying to improve. Tim Tebow
christians
I think as Christians we have to sponsor a national Lighten-Up Day. Willie Aames
christians jews people together
The Jews know who they are as a people. The Christians have not come together as a people yet. Willie Aames
christian creature death dislike dying instincts life nature proof result shrink though
A dislike of death is no proof of the want of religion. The instincts of nature shrink from it, for no creature can like its own dissolution. But though death is not desired, the result of it may be, for dying to the Christian is the way to life eternal. William Jay
christians scripture sincere
Sincere Christians can disagree about the details of Scripture and theology - absolutely. Billy Graham
christian comfort life peace shedding
A consecrated Christian life is ever shedding light and comfort and peace. Ellen G. White
christian men solitude
No Christian and, indeed, no historian could accept the epigram which defines religion as 'what a man does with his solitude.' C. S. Lewis
christian god-love lovable
He (God) loved us not because we are lovable, but because He is love. C. S. Lewis
christian children years
The great thing is to be found at one's post as a child of God, living each day as though it were our last, but planning as though the world might last a hundred years. C. S. Lewis
buddhist mean views
From a Buddhist point of view, this is standing the truth on its head by considering goods as more important than people and consumption as more important than creative activity. It means shifting the emphasis from the worker to the product of work, that is, from the human to the sub-human, surrender to the forces of evil. E. F. Schumacher
buddhist nonsense notes
Just as the highest and the lowest notes are equally inaudible, so perhaps, is the greatest sense and the greatest nonsense equally unintelligible. Alan Watts
buddhist fun positivity
Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun. Alan Watts
buddhist memories real
If my happiness at this moment consists largely in reviewing happy memories and expectations, I am but dimly aware of this present. I shall still be dimly aware of the present when the good things that I have been expecting come to pass. For I shall have formed a habit of looking behind and ahead, making it difficult for me to attend to the here and now. If, then , my awareness of the past and future makes me less aware of the present, I must begin to wonder whether I am actually living in the real world. Alan Watts
buddhist morning reflection
Imagine a multidimensiona l spider's web in the early morning covered with dew drops. And every dew drop contains the reflection of all the other dew drops. And, in each reflected dew drop, the reflections of all the other dew drops in that reflection. And so ad infinitum. That is the Buddhist conception of the universe in an image. Alan Watts
buddhist belief
I'm a Buddhist, so one of my biggest beliefs is, 'Everything changes, don't take it personally.' Alan Ball
buddhist believe i-believe
I believe forgiveness is possible for everybody, for everything, but I'm a Buddhist. Alan Ball
buddhist enlightenment sooner-or-later
Anything that is created must sooner or later die. Enlightenment is permanent because we have not produced it; we have merely discovered it. Chogyam Trungpa
buddhist warrior renounce
What the warrior renounces is anything in his experience that is a barrier between himself and others. In other words, renunciation is making yourself more available, more gentle and open to others. Chogyam Trungpa
jesus life paramount
'What would Jesus do?' or 'What would He have me do?' are the paramount personal questions of this life. Ezra Taft Benson
jesus liars christianity
Jesus was either a Liar, a Lunatic, or Lord C. S. Lewis
jesus dying sin
We are told that Christ was killed for us, that His death has washed out our sins, and that by dying He disabled death itself. That is the formula. That is Christianity. That is what has to be believed. C. S. Lewis
jesus writing men
Write what's up there." Sister Ignatius pointed at her temple. "As a great man once said, this is a secret garden. We've all got one of those." "Jesus?" "No, Bruce Springsteen. Cecelia Ahern
jesus lasts firsts
I'm not the first person to sing about God, Jesus, faith [or] any of that, and I won't be the last. And it won't be the last for me, either. If you don't like it, change the channel. Carrie Underwood
jesus views two
My long-time view about Christianity is that it represents an amalgam of two seemingly immiscible parts-the religion of Jesus and the religion of Paul. Thomas Jefferson attempted to excise the Pauline parts of the New Testament. There wasn't much left when he was done, but it was an inspiring document. Carl Sagan
jesus loneliness struggle
After close to a year of traveling, I had seen things in the world and in myself, both good and bad, that I had never noticed before. I was struggling daily with pride and insecurity, homesickness and loneliness, with the burden of picking up my cross and following Jesus. This journey produced a new hunger for redemption in me. Bethany Dillon
jesus believe struggle
I guess my faith in Jesus Christ is what kept me going day by day. I just trusted in him and I believe that he's the one who gives me the strength and ability to overcome struggles and problems day to day. I'm just grateful for him, as he has blessed me with just an amazing family that has supported me through every step of the way. Bethany Hamilton
jesus determination horse
I believe in Jesus Christ, and I believe He gave me the passion and determination to continue surfing. You fall off the horse, and you get back on. I had to go for it. Bethany Hamilton