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Anne Lamott Author, Essayist
Christian

"I had NO interest in being a theologian, especially not a Christian, as I had been raised by progressive atheists. We bowed down every morning to the golden calf of the New York Times, Noam Chomsky, Hannah Arendt. I tried to get my parents to respect and nourish me, let alone delight in me, so even though I secretly loved and believed in the Divine Something - Goodness, Good Orderly Direction, Gift of Desperation, the Cosmic Muffin - I wasn't ready yet to commit myself to the study of a higher power."

Christian Morning Atheist
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Washington Gladden Theologian, Minister
Christian

"You are not so good a Christian when you are neglecting a plain duty as when you are performing it. And joining the church is a plain duty for all who mean to be Christians."

Mean Christian Church
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Will Davis Artist
Christian

"As long as a believer is worrying about whether or not they are truly saved, they will never grow up in spiritual maturity. It basically guarantees that a Christian will remain stuck in spiritual infancy. And worse, it paints a picture of God that is not only untrue but also unbiblical. It cheapens the gift of salvation – the gift of grace – and make God look like a finicky human."

Christian Spiritual Growing Up
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Wilferd Peterson Author and Speaker
Christian

"The master secret of happiness is to meet the challenge of each new day with the serene faith that: "All things work together for good to them that love God.""

Christian Wisdom God
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Saint Augustine Theologian, Philosopher
Christian

"Nothing, therefore, happens unless the Omnipotent wills it to happen. He either permits it to happen, or He brings it about Himself."

Christian Happens Permit
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Saint Augustine Theologian, Philosopher
Christian

"The entire life of a good Christian is in fact an exercise of holy desire. You do not yet see what you long for, but the very act of desiring prepares you, so that when he comes you may see and be utterly satisfied."

Christian Inspiration Faith
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Ramakrishna Spiritual Leader
Christian

"With sincerity and earnestness one can realize God through all religions. The Vaishnavas will realize God, and so will the Saktas, the Vedantists, and the Brahmos. The Mussalmans and Christians will realize Him too. All will certainly realize God if they are earnest and sincere."

Christian Realizing Sincerity
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Theodore Roosevelt Politician, Author
Christian

"The wise and honorable and Christian thing to do is to treat each black man and each white man (or any person) on his merits as a man, giving him no more and no less than he is worthy to have."

War Christian Wise
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Thomas Jefferson Politician, Founding Father
Christian

"Where the preamble declares, that coercion is a departure from the plan of the holy author of our religion, an amendment was proposed by inserting "Jesus Christ," so that it would read "A departure from the plan of Jesus Christ, the holy author of our religion;" the insertion was rejected by the great majority, in proof that they meant to comprehend, within the mantle of its protection, the Jew and the Gentile, the Christian and Mohammedan, the Hindoo and Infidel of every denomination."

Christian Jesus Religious
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Thomas Merton Writer, Monk
Christian

"Our Christian destiny is, in fact, a great one: but we cannot achieve greatness unless we lose all interest in being great. For our own idea of greatness is illusory, and if we pay too much attention to it we will be lured out of the peace and stability of the being God gave us, and seek to live in a myth we have created for ourselves. And when we are truly ourselves we lose most of the futile self-consciousness that keeps us constantly comparing ourselves with others in order to see how big we are."

Christian Wisdom Greatness
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Selwyn Hughes Author
Christian

"I have watched hundreds of Christians in my time become financially blessed then develop an acquisitive streak that in turn makes their souls as metallic as the coins they seek."

Christian Soul Blessed
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Soren Kierkegaard Philosopher, Theologian
Christian

"...knowing God is the condition for the sanctification of a human being by God's assistance and according to His intention. Wherever God is, there He is always creating... He wants to create a new human being. To need God is to become new. And to know God is the crucial thing."

Christian Knowing Creating
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Russell Means Activist, Actor
Christian

"I say to the Christians and to every missionary on the reservations, you're welcome to have a church here if you can support yourself. But if these churches can't support themselves, then take the hint and quit using our poverty for your direct mail solicitations."

Christian Church Support
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Zig Ziglar Author, Motivational Speaker
Christian

"I suggest the greatest challenge to Christians in the business world is within - making the heart determination (simply put, the choice) to live by God's principles and sticking with it; making the commitment to serving Christ and mankind with our efforts, our gifts and our knowledge."

Heart Christian Determination
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Malcolm X Civil Rights Activist, Minister
Christian

"I find it difficult [to believe] that... Christians accuse [Black Muslims] of teaching racial supremacy or... hatred, because their own history and... teachings are filled with it."

Believe Christian Teaching
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Lee Greenwood Singer-Songwriter
Christian

"It bothers me to know there is the possibility that I as a Christian would be not only an underdog, but that I would be trodden upon if I claimed that I was a Christian."

Christian Would Be Underdog
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