#christ

You've brushed your teeth," He says, staring at me. "I used your toothbrush." His lips quirk up in a half smile. "Oh Anastasia Steele, what am I going to do with you? ↗

— E.L. James

#anastasia #anastasia-steele #christian #fifty-shades #fifty-shades-of-grey

You and I have never liked each other, Rose. If I’ve got to kill someone, it might as well be you. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#kill #like #rose-hathaway #vampire-academy #rose-hathaway

She was returning home to be the wife of, mother of, First Lady of, but what did that really mean? ↗

— Stacy Hawkins Adams

#fictional-character #identity-crisis #personal-growth #home

The nativity mystery “conceived from the Holy Spirit and born from the Virgin Mary”, means, that God became human, truly human out of his own grace. The miracle of the existence of Jesus , his “climbing down of God” is: Holy Spirit and Virgin Mary! Here is a human being, the Virgin Mary, and as he comes from God, Jesus comes also from this human being. Born of the Virgin Mary means a human origin for God. Jesus Christ is not only truly God, he is human like every one of us. He is human without limitation. He is not only similar to us, he is like us. ↗

— Karl Barth

#christianity #god #grace #holy-spirit #incarnation

She turned down her street once more, glaring at the garish lights someone had put up along their house. Might as well light the roof with “Santa Park Here”. Sheesh. The closer she got to home, though, the lower her heart sank. The overly bright house looked suspiciously like... No. Oh, no. He wouldn’t. He had. Light up animated animals were dotted all over her lawn. The circle of life has apparently found our power outlet. And why the fuck is there a Star of David on my roof? She wasn’t exactly the most church-going member of the community, but you’d think Simon would know what religion she was. After all, she knew exactly who was going to officiate at his funeral. She picked up her cell phone and called Emma. “I’m going to kill him. ↗

— Dana Marie Bell

#home

El amor de Cristo nos ayuda a mirar más allá del amor de otros. ↗

— Victor Manuel Rivera

#leadership #religion #leadership

Christ manifests his divine leadership in your sincere followership. Christ's followers become true leaders because Christ is the model of true leadership. ↗

— Israelmore Ayivor

#christ-s-followers #christians #example #excellence #follow

Your mind was made to know and love God. ↗

— John Piper

#god #love #mind #purpose #life

I have to return some videotapes ↗

— Bret Easton Ellis

#bale #bret #christian #easton #ellis

If by doing some work which the undiscerning consider 'not spiritual work' I can best help others, and I inwardly rebel, thinking it is the spiritual for which I crave, when in truth it is the interesting and exciting, then I know nothing of Calvary love. ↗

— Amy Carmichael

#hypocrisy #love