I am a follower of Jesus Christ. The Bible is my primary way of knowing Him and what it means to follow Him. And I am a pastor, and I teach and preach the Bible to my congregation every week. But the Bible is not a manufacturer's handbook. Neither is it a science textbook nor a guidebook for public policy.
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I believe that Jesus died for my sins, and rose aga... SHERRI SHEPHERD I am losing precious days. I am degenerating into a machine for making money. I am learning nothing ... JOHN MUIR I am often asked how it is that I am able to value people to such a deep degree. Apparently, I exhib... C. JOYBELL C. I'm a real simple person. I believe that the Bible means what it says, and says what it means. TAMMY FAYE BAKKER The only thing I can say that is wonderful about my mother is she forced me to learn three verses of... BRYCE COURTENAY Commemoration of Mellitus, First Bishop of London, 624 Sad, indeed, would the whole matter be if t... GEORGE MACDONALD There's a verse in the Bible says, 'In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God i... TAMMY FAYE BAKKER I want to share this bed with you, though," I breathed. "I want you to hold me." Stars flicker... SARAH J. MAAS When I put my faith in Jesus Christ as my savior, and I asked him to forgive and to come into my lif... 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STEPHEN CHBOSKY We Are All Infinite STEPHEN CHBOSKY You can't just sit there and put everyone's lives ahead of yours and think that counts as love. You ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I saw other people there. Old men sitting alone. Young girls with blue eye shadow and awkward jaws. ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY That one moment when you know you are not a sad story. You are ALIVE. STEPHAN CHBOSKY Somos quienes somos por un montón de razones.Quizás nunca conozcamos la mayoría de ellas.Pero aun... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Ambos dijeron que tomara asiento y parecían hablar en serio, así que me senté. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I know these will all be stories some day, and our pictures will become old photographs. We all beco... STEPHEN CHBOSKY So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybewe'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY There's nothing like the deep breathes after laughing that hard. 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BETHANY HAMILTON Doing everything with one arm, being well-known, and having a book and a movie, it's fairly abno... BETHANY HAMILTON I'm a surfer at heart. Both my parents moved to Hawaii in the 1970s, where they met and became C... BETHANY HAMILTON Growing up, I was blessed to be part of a great church. This is where I met many friends who have en... BETHANY HAMILTON Learning how to deal with people and their reactions to my life is one of the most challenging thing... BETHANY HAMILTON To lose your everyday life of surfing and being creative on waves, enjoying the ocean - that's s... BETHANY HAMILTON Surfing for me is more than my lifestyle; it's my passion, my love, and it's a part of me. BETHANY HAMILTON I believe in Jesus Christ, and I believe He gave me the passion and determination to continue surfin... BETHANY HAMILTON When I was about five, I gave my heart to Jesus Christ, and since then it's just been a strongho... BETHANY HAMILTON I guess I just like to challenge myself and push myself harder to do things that I don't think I... BETHANY HAMILTON Being out there in the ocean, God's creation, it's like a gift He has given us to enjoy. BETHANY HAMILTON Love God; love others; do your best in all you do, even if you fall short! BETHANY HAMILTON Strive to find things to be thankful for, and just look for the good in who you are! BETHANY HAMILTON Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may ha... ALEXANDER HAMILTON Constitutions should consist only of general provisions; the reason is that they must necessarily be... ALEXANDER HAMILTON The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or musty records. They ... ALEXANDER HAMILTON Thanksgiving is a time of togetherness and gratitude. NIGEL HAMILTON I am all for charity in judging the men who have occupied the Oval Office over the past seventy year... NIGEL HAMILTON I belong to the Boston Biographers Group - and get my monthly 'fix' from them. Where else ca... NIGEL HAMILTON Selective memory is surely one of nature's most effective ways of ensuring the survival of our s... NIGEL HAMILTON Both JFK and George W. Bush were the sons of wealthy U.S. ambassadors and thus privileged to meet di... NIGEL HAMILTON I'm fascinated by the concept of what I call 'clusters of creativity': the Brontes, the ... NIGEL HAMILTON I was an 18-year-old kid, and I was in the heart of things in Washington. My interest in American po... NIGEL HAMILTON I've never really understood the term 'Post-Impressionism' as more than a label for Ceza... NIGEL HAMILTON To be sure, administrations since Ronald Reagan had gone out of their way to massage and 'spin... NIGEL HAMILTON Bill Clinton beat Bush's father, President George H.W. Bush, for the White House in 1992 by focu... NIGEL HAMILTON President Gerald Ford was no intellectual, but he had served with distinction in combat as a naval g... NIGEL HAMILTON In daring to re-tell the stories of the last twelve American presidents, both public and private, I ... NIGEL HAMILTON