Quotes From Our Current Reading Material

“Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.”
Colossians 4

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“The woman with a steadfast heart is a woman who is alive–alive to all the emotions she’s been given by the Lord. She’s aware of the sinful possibilities that emotions may enflame, but she’s not stoical or afraid to laugh or to cry. She doesn’t let her emotions lead her, but she doesn’t ignore them either. She can mourn, and she can dance. She can have great joy and hope, and she can fearlessly rejoice when God turns her captivity. A steadfast heart isn’t a dead heart; it’s a heart that’s pulsating with a vibrant, dynamic faith, God-centered thought, and redeemed emotions that bring life and color to every experience.”
Elyse Fitzpatrick, A Steadfast Heart

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“I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just.”
Thomas Jefferson, Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose

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“How shall I put it, to a brain so much smaller and less clever than mine…The thing is, we are all, in a sense, supper. Walking, talking, breathing suppers, that’s what we are. Take you, for instance. YOU are about to be eaten by ME, so that makes you supper. That’s obvious. But even a murderous carnivore like myself will be a supper for worms one day. We’re all snatching precious moments from the peaceful jaws of time,” said the Dragon cheerfully. “That’s why it’s so important,” he continued, “for the supper to sing as beautifully as it can.”
How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell

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Hobbes: Why are you digging a hole?
Calvin: I’m looking for buried treasure!
Hobbes: What have you found?
Calvin: A few dirty rocks, a weird root, and some disgusting grubs.
Hobbes: On your first try??
Calvin: There’s treasure everywhere!
It’s a Magical World: A Calvin and Hobbes Collection by Bill Watterson

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