#chris

[Adam picks up the camera] "I have to get a shot of this." The reaction in the room was swift, and unanimous: every single person except me raised their hands at once to cover their faces. The accompanying utterances, though, were varied. I heard everything from "Please no" (Maggie), to "Jesus Christ" (Wallace), to "Stop it or die" (I'm assuming it's obvious). ↗

— Sarah Dessen

#auden #camera #eli #photo #christ

For some reason, the most vocal Christians among us never mention the Beatitudes (Matthew 5). But, often with tears in their eyes, the demand that the Ten Commandments be posted in public buildings. And of course, that's Moses, not Jesus. I haven't heard one of them demand that the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes, be posted anywhere. "Blessed are the merciful" in a courtroom? "Blessed are the peacemakers" in the Pentagon? Give me a break! ↗

— Kurt Vonnegut

#christ #christian #christianity #jesus #christ

'Christ, Dresden! You almost got me killed!' 'Don't be a baby. You're fine.' Thomas frowned at me. 'You at least could have told me!' 'I did tell you,' I said. 'I told you at Mac's that I'd give you a ride home, but that I had to run an errand first.' Thomas scowled. 'An errand is getting a tank of gas or picking up a carton of milk or something. It is not getting chased by flying purple pyromaniac gorillas hurling incendiary poo.' " - Harry Dresden & Thomas Raith, Blood Rites, Jim Butcher ↗

— Jim Butcher

#harry-dresden #magic #paranormal #wizards #christ

The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians: who acknowledge Jesus with their lips, walk out the door, and deny Him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable. ↗

— Kevin Max

#christian #christian-behavior #jesus #lifestyle #jesus

We all need to have dreams. The question is, does the dream control you or do you control the dream? ↗

— Robin Jones Gunn

#dreams #robin-jones-gunn #surprise-endings #dreams

A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you. ↗

— C.S. Lewis

#pride #self-improvement #christianity

My argument against God was that the universe seemed so cruel and unjust. But how had I got this idea of just and unjust? A man does not call a line crooked unless he has some idea of a straight line. What was I comparing this universe with when I called it unjust? ↗

— C.S. Lewis

#justice #christianity

I'd like to bite that lip. ↗

— E.L. James

#book #christian-grey #e-l-james #fifty-shades-of-grey #christianity

I've heard a lot about you, Rose. Don't worry. It was all good." "No, it wasn't. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#frostbite #richelle-mead #tasha-ozera #vampire-academy #christianity

Well, you've finally got a license to kill. It's about time. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#license-to-kill #rose-hathaway #christianity