Quotes about christian
christian children wine
The priest has just baptized you a Christian with water; and I baptize you a Frenchman, daring child, with a dewdrop of champagne on your lips. Paul Claudel
christian stars dior
My mum worked as a secretary for Christian Dior. She looked like a movie star. Patsy Kensit
christian religious thinking
I don't describe myself as a Christian or religious, but I like to think that how I live my life is honest. Iris Dement
christian distance church
The further one separates himself from the precepts of the Christian Church, the further one distances himself from the truth. Only God can create. I make music from music. Igor Stravinsky
christian business fall
[On dishonest business methods:] ... frequently the defender of the practice falls back on the Christian doctrine of charity, and points out that we are erring mortals and must allow for each other's weaknesses! - an excuse which, if carried to its legitimate conclusion, would leave our business men weeping on one another's shoulders over human frailty, while they picked one another's pockets. Ida Tarbell
christian believe talking
... when we are talking about 'Christians' and 'Moslems' we must first make sure that we are talking about people who have an idea, which should be more or less correct, as to what the other is supposed to believe and what he is expected to do as a consequence of that belief. Idries Shah
christian religious taken
Christian scholars often say that Sufi theories are close to those of Christianity. Many Moslems maintain that they are essentially derived from Islam. The resemblance of many Sufi ideas to those of several religious and esoteric systems are sometimes taken as evidence of derivation. The Islamic interpretation is that religion is of one origin, differences being due to local or historical causes. Idries Shah
christian thinking charity
I think there is an immense shortage of Christian charity among so-called Christians. Harry S Truman
christian united-states citizens
The United States, which would live on Christian principles with all of the peoples of the world, cannot omit a fair deal for its own Indian citizens. Harry S Truman
christian cat animal
It’s admirable, what you do, what she does, but to me animal-welfare people are a bit like Christians of a certain kind. Everyone is so cheerful and well-intentioned that after a while you itch to go off and do some raping and pillaging. Or to kick a cat. J. M. Coetzee
christian reality doe
You don't have to be a Christian to recognize that materialism does not match reality. Materialism is not true to universal human experience - what we all know about ourselves. Nancy Pearcey
christian stones social
The Rosetta Stone of Christian social thought is the Trinity. Nancy Pearcey
christian mean hard-work
As with every aspect of our sanctification, the renewal of the mind may be painful and difficult. It requires hard work and discipline, inspired by a sacrificial love for Christ and a burning desire to build up His body, the Church. Developing a Christian worldview means submitting our entire self to God, in an act of devotion and service to Him. Nancy Pearcey
christian moral wonder
When the only form of cultural commentary Christians offer is moral condemnation, no wonder we come across to non-believers as angry and scolding. Nancy Pearcey
christian easter jesus
During the first 13 centuries after the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, no one thought of setting up a creche to celebrate Christmas. The pre-eminent Christian holiday was Easter, not Christmas. Nancy Pearcey
christian degradation way
Christians must go beyond criticizing the degradation of American culture, roll up their sleeves, and get to work on positive solutions. The only way to drive out bad culture is with good culture. Nancy Pearcey
christian real mean
Having a Christian worldview means being utterly convinced that biblical principles are not only true but also work better in the grit and grime of the real world. Nancy Pearcey
christian school college
In many cases students are never exposed to competing ideas within their families, churches, or Christian schools, and as a result they go out into the world unprepared for the intellectual battles they are about to encounter, especially on secular college campuses. Nancy Pearcey
christian children thinking
Christian adults need to think about talking to our own children as a form of cross-cultural missions. Cultural change happens so quickly that teens are exposed to ideas and worldviews very different from those of previous generations. Nancy Pearcey
christian mean self
Developing a Christian worldview means submitting our entire self to God, in an act of devotion and service to Him. Nancy Pearcey
christian thinking long
...I just gave up trying to be a Christian... Let's face it, I ain't got the knack for holiness. Besides, I didn't have the slightest little desire to join the likes of Reverend Pelham at the dinner table for fourteen minutes, much less at the banquet table of Heaven eternally. Eternity is a mighty long time to be stuck with people who judge every word you say and think and condemn most of what you do. It struck me as pretty miserable company. And if Reverend Pelham was the kind of company God preferred to keep, well, I just hoped they'd be happy together. Katherine Paterson
christian miracle different
We were a different kind of Christian, the quiet, reasonable kind, a breed embarrassed by the mention of miracles. Karen Thompson Walker
christian children age
Imagine if we started raising generations of children who stood uncompromisingl y on the Word of God, knew how to defend the Christian faith, could answer the skeptical questions of this age, and had a fervor to share the gospel from the authority of God's Word with whomever they met! This could change the world. Ken Ham
christian children interesting
Isn't it interesting how Christians are not afraid to teach their children about evolution? Ken Ham
christian spiritual epidemics
Today, few Americans are aware of the spiritual epidemic that wiped out the land of our Christian forefathers. Even fewer are aware that the same epidemic has reached our own shores, spreading like a virus. Ken Ham
christian giving people
God's people need to unashamedly and uncompromisingly stand on the Bible. We need to unashamedly proclaim a Christian worldview and the gospel, all the while giving answers for the hope we have. Ken Ham
christian book fall
Now, if the book of Genesis is an allegory, then sin is an allegory, the Fall is an allegory and the need for a Savior is an allegory - but if we are all descendants of an allegory, where does that leave us? It destroys the foundation of all Christian doctrine-it destroys the foundation of the gospel. Ken Ham
christian atheist children
Christians must understand the nature of the change that has occurred in our culture. No longer do the secularists just mock Christians from afar. They are now actively campaigning to indoctrinate children in an anti-God philosophy--to teach them to be secularists and atheists. Ken Ham
christian jesus years
We need to attack the false foundation of autonomous human reasoning that leads to evolution and millions of years, and proclaim that God's revealed Word is authoritative and its history of the world is foundational to Christian morality and the gospel of Jesus Christ. Ken Ham
christian children america
It's essential that we learn how to defend the Bible and the Christian faith for our sake and our children's. If we don't, the empty and obsolete churches in England will foreshadow the future in America. Ken Ham
christian integrity fall
The Republican consciousness has no integrity and it falls apart once you check it out. If you're a Christian, why would you want to fry this dude? Ken Kesey
christian stones acid
I was raised a Christian and was a stone-faced acid head. Ken Kesey
christian simple practice
I hope that increasing numbers of Christians adopt the practice of wearing a cross in a simple and discreet way as a symbol of their beliefs. Keith O'Brien