Great Throughts Treasury

"The foundations of civilization are no stronger and no more enduring that the corporate integrity of the homes on which they rest. If the home deteriorates, civilization will crumble and fall."

"Humanity is not an accident, and life has profound meaning... We discover the true meaning of life only when we turn to God in faith and commitment."

"Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened."

"Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are stiffened."

"It is unnatural for Christianity to be popular."

"A calling is you feel - you look out and see the need - maybe it's the need for the poor, to help poor people. Maybe it's the need to get involved in the race problem, as Martin Luther King was - felt called."

"Time moves so quickly, and no matter who we are or what we have done, the time will come when our lives will be over."

"A lot of Jews are great friends of mine."

"A keen sense of humor helps us to overlook the unbecoming, understand the unconventional, tolerated the unpleasant, overcome the unexpected, and outlast the unbearable."

"A tragedy like this could have torn our country apart. But instead it has united us, and we have become a family."

"A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways."

"After you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation . . . having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession."

"A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone."

"Alexander the great was ask how he conquered the world he said, ?by not waivering?."

"Almost everybody will listen to you when you tell your own story."

"America is said to have the highest per capita boredom of any spot on earth! We know that because we have the greatest number of artificial amusements of any country. People have become so empty that they can't even entertain themselves. They have to pay other people to amuse them, to make them laugh, to try to make them feel warm and happy and comfortable for a few minutes, to try to lose that awful, frightening, hollow feeling-that terrible, dreaded feeling of being lost and alone."

"America's founding fathers did not intend to take religion out of education. Many of the nation's greatest universities were founded by evangelists and religious leaders; but many of these have lost the founders concept and become secular institutions. Because of this attitude, secular education is stumbling and floundering."

"All my life I've been taught how to die, but no one ever taught me how to grow old."

"Although I have much to be grateful for as I look back over my life, I also have many regrets. I have failed many times, and I would do many things differently. For one thing, I would speak less and study more, and I would spend more time with my family."

"And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive (Matthew 21:22)."

"Anger?s Cruel Harvest - As churning the milk produces butter, and as twisting the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger produces strife. Have you ever asked yourself why God takes anger so seriously and urges us to cast it out of our lives? One reason is because of what it does to other people. When we lash out at someone in anger, we hurt them and create conflict with them?and that is wrong. God loves them just as much as He loves us, and when our anger hurts someone, we are harming someone God loves. God also hates our anger because of what it does to us. Anger cuts us off from others; no one likes to be around someone who may explode at any moment. Anger also hurts us by turning us into resentful, bitter, unloving people. Most of all, anger cuts us off from God, because anger makes us preoccupied with our own problems rather than God?s will for our lives. Commit your anger to God and seek His forgiveness. Then ask Him to fill you with His patience and love. The fruit of the Spirit is...patience"

"As a former resident with strong personal and ministry ties to the North Star State, I pray that the good people of Minnesota will show their support for God's definition of marriage, between a man and a woman."

"As I approached my 95th birthday, I was burdened to write a book that addressed the epidemic of 'easy believism.' There is a mindset today that if people believe in God and do good works, they are going to Heaven."

"Art and education may refine the taste, but they cannot purify the heart and regenerate the individual."

"As I got older, I guess I became more mellow and more forgiving and more loving."

"As our President, President Bush, has said, it is not the people of Iraq we are at war with. It is some of the people in that regime. Pray for peace in the middle east, a just peace."

"Because President Clinton has been a friend for so many years, I feel like it is very difficult after he became President, because I led the Inaugural prayer, and when I stepped down I said, Mr. President, and I almost said, Bill, because I'd called him Bill so long. And I feel like calling him Bill again tonight after those warm words of a brother."

"Auschwitz stands as a tragic reminder of the terrible potential man has for violence and inhumanity."

"Being human, not one of us will ever have a relationship with another person that doesn?t have a wrinkle or a wart on it somewhere. The unblemished ideal exists only in ?happily ever after? fairy tales."

"Billions and billions of stars and planets out there, and behind them all are God."

"Benjamin Franklin addressed the chairman of the Constitutional Convention, meeting at Philadelphia in 1787, saying, I have lived, sir, a long time, and the longer I live the more convincing proofs I see of this truth: that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, it is probable that an empire cannot rise without His aid."

"Believers, look up -- take courage. The angels are nearer than you think."

"But in Heaven we will have total peace. We will be completely changed when we get to Heaven?and so, too, will those we couldn?t get along with while on earth. If God can make the lion and the lamb lie down together, we can trust Him to take care of our fractured relationships as we enter our heavenly home."

"But in one thing, I would go beyond strict orthodoxy - I am a convinced universalist. I believe that in the end all men will be gathered into the love of God."

"But now we have a choice: whether to implode and disintegrate emotionally and spiritually as a people and a nation -- or, whether we choose to become stronger through all of this struggle -- to rebuild on a solid foundation. And I believe we are in the process of starting to rebuild on that foundation. That foundation is our trust in God."

"Can We Be Sure We Will Go to Heaven?"

"By a simple prayer of faith, you can give your life to Him today."

"But those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles."

"Certainly a woman should never disguise the fact that she is a woman. A woman's body is very beautiful."

"Certainly, one lesson is to remind us of our responsibility to be diligent in our service for God right now. I may not be able to do everything I once did (nor does God expect me to), but I am called to be faithful to what I can do. Another lesson surely is to make us realize in a fuller way that this world is not our final home. If our hope truly is in Christ, we are pilgrims in this world, en route to our eternal home in Heaven."

"Christ demands first place. There?s no room on the throne of your heart for two gods."

"Chose you this day whom, not tomorrow, whom you?ll serve?"

"Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has."

"Commitment to great causes makes great men."

"Churchgoers are like coals in a fire. When they cling together, they keep the flame aglow; when they separate, they die out."

"Communism is a religion that is inspired, directed and motivated by the Devil himself who has declared war against Almighty God."

"Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can. Our father and our god, you have made each of us unique and special. Show me how you want me to use the special talents you have given me to glorify you, lord."

"Do not worry about tomorrow?He is the God of tomorrow, He sees the end from the beginning. Do not worry about the necessities of life?He is there to supply and provide. A true victorious Christian is one who, in spite of worries, inner conflicts, and tensions, is confident that God is in control and will be victorious in the end. In reliance on the Holy Spirit, we will find that many of our physical and mental ailments will disappear along with many worries, inner conflicts, and tensions. Whatever our difficulties, whatever our circumstances, we must remember, as Corrie ten Boom used to say, Jesus is victor! Our Father and our God, I praise Your glorious name for sending Jesus Christ, who is the Victor eternal. He is the mighty One; He is the holy One; He is the King of kings and Lord of lords. He is the Master of my soul and the Guide for my life. And He shall reign forever and ever. Hallelujah! Praise the name of Jesus! In Him I pray. Amen."

"Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened."

"Death wasn't part of God's original plan for humanity, and the Bible calls death an enemy - the last enemy to be destroyed."