#ian

Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." (8:32) ↗

— The Gospel According to John

#inspirational #inspirational

We now demand glamour and fast-flowing dramatic action. A generation of Christians reared among push buttons and automatic machines is impatient of slower and less direct methods of reaching their goals...The tragic results of this spirit all all about us: shallow lives, hollow religious philosophies...the glorification of men, trust is religious externalities....salesmanship methods, the mistaking of dynamic personality for the power of the Spirit. These and such of these are the symptoms of an evil disease. ↗

— A.W. Tozer

#men

Courteous men learn courtesy from the discourteous. ↗

— Laura Fitzgerald

#men

Sneezeweed, Drew?" He grinned. "Jealous?" "Surprised." "Remind me, and I'll have a talk with Gerald. Give him a few tips." "Promise?" "Absolutely. ↗

— Deeanne Gist

#bride #brides #christian #christian-romance #connie

What the world neglects, the Lord accepts. ↗

— Deborah Brodie

#inspirational #poetry-love-spirituality #inspirational

The woman's cause is man's. They rise or sink Together. Dwarf'd or godlike, bound or free; miserable, How shall men grow?--Let her be All that not harms distinctive womanhood. ↗

— Alfred Tennyson

#men

It would ha' been a good deal easier, if ye'd only been a witch. ↗

— Diana Gabaldon

#epic #fraser #graphic-novel #outlander #romance

The Queen of Air and Darkness tilted back her head and laughed. A more ghastly sound I hope never to hear. ‘Do you think I care about these trifles?’ ‘Murder is no trifle, woman,’ Arthur said. ‘No? How many men have you killed, Great King? How many have you slain without cause? How many did you cut down that you might have spared? How many died because you in your battle-rage would not heed their pleas for mercy?’ The High King opened his mouth to speak, but could make no answer. ↗

— Stephen R. Lawhead

#arthurian #arthurian-legend #merlin #morgaine #morgan-le-fay

I would urge us to be not too certain of our accustomed ways of looking at Genesis, and to open ourselves to the wisdom of the God-bearing men of the past who have devoted so much intellectual effort to understanding the text of Genesis as it was meant to be understood. These Holy Fathers are our key to understanding Genesis. ↗

— Seraphim Rose

#christian #genesis #orthodox #men

Every life is a story. Every story has mistakes. If you focus too much on the mistakes, you will miss the story. In doing that, you are making a dreadful mistake yourself. Sometimes, it is the mistakes that enrich and give the story so much more meaning than it would have had otherwise. ↗

— Beverly S. Harless

#inspirational #life #mistakes #inspirational