George McDonald (1824-1905)

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"It is not the cares of today, but the cares of tomorrow, that weigh a man down. For the needs of today we have corresponding strength given. For the morrow we are told to trust. It is not ours yet. It is when tomorrow's burden is added to the burden of today that the weight is more than a man can bear (Via AZ Quotes)."  Added 3/8/2020

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"God gives s child upon his slate a sum-
To find eternity in hours and years;
With both sides covered, back the child doth come,
His dim eyes swollen with shed and unshed tears;
God smiles, wipes clean the upper side and nether,
And says, 'Now, dear, we'll do the sum together (Poem Hunter)!'"  Added 3/8/2020

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The photo of George McDonald is in the Public Domain.

Kevin DeYoung (b. 1977)

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My definition of a hero is someone who does the right thing in the right way for a long time whether people notice or not. Added 11/6/2018

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We don't have to wonder where we can hear God's voice. He has spoken in the Scriptures and promises to communicate with us through that living and active word. We don't have to make the Bible come alive. We need living ears to hear (BibleGateway, Jonathan Petersen, May 2, 2014). Added 3/1/2015

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Kevin DeYoung is the pastor of Christ Covenant Church in Matthews, North Carolina. For more information on Kevin DeYoung read his blog at the Gospel Coalition or visit the Wikipedia Page on Kevin DeYoung.

Craig Groeschel (b. 1967)

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"If God met all your expectations he would never have the chance to exceed them (Exponential: Seed of Faith)." Added 3/10/2018

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"It is so much better to hurt with a purpose than it is to exist without one (What Would Jesus Undo: Spiritual Indifference)." Added 3/4/2018

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Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887)

Henry Ward Beecher

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He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has (AZ Quotes). Added 1/2/2018
Henry Ward Beecher (1858). “Life thoughts gathered from the extemporaneous discourses of Henry Ward Beecher, by E.D. Procter”, p.48. 

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Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself-and be lenient to everybody else (Good Reads: Henry Ward Beecher). Added 12/19/2017

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You and I do not see things as they are. We see things as we are (Brainy Quote). Added 12/18/2017

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The photo of Henry Ward Beecher is in the Public Domain.

Billy Graham (1918-2018)

Billy Graham

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Only God knows the future and that we are to look to Him--not to the stars or the tea leaves or the lines on the palms of our hands--for our confidence in the future (Billy Graham in Quotes). Added 12/24/2017

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Don't ever hesitate to take to [God] whatever is on your heart. He already knows it anyway, but He doesn't want you to bear its pain or celebrate its joy alone (21 Uplifting Billy Graham Quotes). Added 1/3/2016

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Alistair Begg (b. 1952)

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"Christian faith does not grant immunity from sadness and sickness, from bereavement and disappointment. At least not now! Those who suggest that it does mean the present enjoyment of health and wealth and peace and prosperity appeal to the general desire for well being that marks our culture. But such a story is neither true to the Bible nor to human experience" (What Angels Wish They Knew, P. 195). Added 2/22/2017

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Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy (Strength to Love, 1963). Added 1/15/2017

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Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend (15 of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Most Inspiring Inspirational Quotes, Parade, January 20, 2014). Added 1/17/2016

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If a man hasn't discovered something he will die for, he isn't fit to live (Speech in Detroit, Michigan on June 23, 1963, About.Com, Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes). Added 1/15/2014

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Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter (Quotations Page). Added 1/14/2014

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I have decided to stick to love...Hate is too great a burden to bear.--A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches (Goodreads.com). Added 1/13/2014

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Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.--A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches (Goodreads.com). Added 5/18/2012

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Ravi Zacharias (b. 1946)

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"One day we will all find out that being respectful and sincere does not give us license to be wrong (The Lotus and the Cross, 2012)." Added 1/14/2017

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Francis of Assisi (1181-1226)

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Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy (Top 50 Saints' Quotes). Added 1/10/2016

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Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible (Brainy Quote). Added 1/7/2016

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Picture: The painting of St. Francis of Assisi is in the Public Domain.

Leonard Ravenhill (1907-1994)

Leonard Ravenhill

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If weak in prayer, we are weak everywhere (Leonard-ravenhill.com/quotes).Added 1/7/2016

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Are the things you are living for worth Christ dying for? (Leonard-ravenhil.com/quotes) Added 8/11/2013

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Timothy Keller (b. 1950)

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Christ did not suffer so you wouldn't suffer. He suffered so when you suffer you will become like Him (Goodreads). Added 1/5/2016

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The observer of beauty always receives a passion to share the beauty with others (Top 10 Tim Keller Quotes, CrossMap). Added 2/8/2014

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God will only give you what you would have asked for if you knew everything he knows (Goodreads). Added 8/31/2011

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For information on Timothy Keller see his biography at The Resurgence.

Dwight L Moody (1837-1899)

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If God is your partner, make your plans BIG! (Patheos.com). Added 1/3/2016

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Some people think God does not like to be troubled with our constant coming and asking. The way to trouble God is not to come at all (Good Reads). Added 6/2/2012

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A.W. Tozer (1897-1963)

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The God who has revealed himself to needy men and women wants us to know that when we have Him, we have everything--we have all the rest! (Tozer Devotional, We Have It All). Added 1/3/2016

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In trying to count our many blessings the difficulty is not to find things to count, but to find time to enumerate them all (The Root of the Righteous, GoodReads.com). Added 2/2/2015

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God is love and God is sovereign. His love disposes Him to desire our everlasting welfare and His sovereignty enables Him to secure it (A.W. Tozer Quotes, The Knowledge of the Holy). Added 9/5/2013

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R.C. Sproul (1939-2017)

R.C.Sproul

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In short, no prayer of any human being ever uttered in history ever changed the mind of God in the slightest, because His mind doesn't ever need to be changed (The Prayer of the Lord, 2009). Added 9/29/2015

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If I thought even for one moment that a single molecule were running loose in the universe outside the control and domain of almighty God, I wouldn't sleep tonight (Good Reads). Added 12/13/2014

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We can not determine truth by counting noses (How R.C. Sproul Became a Calvinist, 2012). Added 9/15/2013

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We cannot change God. God is unchangeable. If changes are to be made, they must be made in us (Discovering the God Who Is, 2011). Added 7/3/2013

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Right now counts forever (Christian Quotes). Added 2/20/2013

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*The photo of R.C. Sproul is in the Creative Commons of Wikipedia and was taken by James Thompson of Louisville, Kentucky.

J.I. Packer (b. 1926)

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Once you become aware that the main business that you are here for is to know God, most of life's problems fall into place of their own accord (Knowing God, Good Reads Website).  Added 12/27/2014

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Ligon Duncan (b. 1960)

Ligon Duncan

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I think our fundamental problem is that we are all idolaters. And when it gets down to it—that is the temptation of the Garden. The serpent looked at Eve and Adam and said, ‘God is not worth living for.’ And every single one of us has that play out every day. A person can say, yes, all of this Bible and Christianity stuff is nice, but the place where I’m really going to find joy is in my ‘fill in the blank.’ Whatever you think is going to give you ultimate satisfaction in life is what you worship. And so the real challenge as you share the gospel is to let people know that God is the ultimate joy and treasure and satisfaction and delight in life. If you don’t have Him, nothing else matters because nothing else measures up and nothing else can last (As Quoted in Mississippi Christian Living, April 1, 2014). Added 12/20/2014

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Grace is not an argument against the obligation of obedience. Grace is the means by which we are enabled to obedience! In an age allergic to words like "duty," law," "authority," "ought," and "must," Gods Words are good medicine. We, like Israel, have grown very comfortable with the unrighteousness and irreligion of our own age. We need to hear both of the grace and the demands of the covenant (Source Page on Web was Removed). Added 11/29/2012

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About Ligon Duncan:

• You can follow Ligon Duncan on Twitter @LigonDuncan.
• Ligon Duncan's Wikipedia Page has more information on this person. 

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John Calvin (1509-1564)

John Calvin

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Again, it is certain that man never achieves clear knowledge of himself unless he has first looked upon God's face, and then transcends from contemplating him to scrutinize himself  Institutes I, I, 1-2, (Reformed Online, Basic Course Lesson 3). Added 12/15/2014

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Our prayer must not be self-centered. It must arise not only because we feel our own need as a burden we must lay upon God, but also because we are so bound up in love for our fellow men that we feel their need as acutely as our own. To make intercession for men is the most powerful and practical way in which we can express our love for them (Protestant Reformers: John Calvin). Added 5/20/2012

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Andy Stanley (b. 1958)

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The primary reason we do too much is that we have never taken the time to discover the portion of what we do that makes the biggest difference (Faith and Entertainment, 20 Awesome Andy Stanley Quotes). Added 7/27/2014.

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All of us have wondered at times why God doesn't do more to fix our problems. But our human eyes often fail to see that God isn't rushing to change our circumstances because he is concerned with a much more serious problem--our character. While you struggle with the woes of this world, God's main occupation is preparing you for the world to come. The focus of what God is doing in your life takes place in you, not around you (Joni's Favorite Quotes). Added 7/26/2014

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George Mueller (1805-1898)

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The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety (GeorgeMuller.com)." Added 7/25/2014

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If the Lord fails me at this time, it will be the first time (Christian Quotes). Added 4/15/2012

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Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892)

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If you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled (The Bed and Its Covering, Sermon #244) Added 6/23/2014

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A man is not far from the gates of heaven when he is fully submissive to the Lord's will (GodWithYou.org Spurgeon Quotes). Added 7/7/2013

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It is insulting to a man to call him a fool, but I question whether any man is saved unless he has called himself a fool (SpurgeonGems.org). Volume 51, Sermon #2921. Added 2/9/2013

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The man who never reads will never be read; he who never quotes will never be quoted. He who will not use the thoughts of other men's brains, proves that he has no brains of his own (GoodReads.com). Added 4/11/2012

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An extensive database of over 4,000 quotations of Charles Spurgeon are available at www.spurgeon.us.

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