David R. Mains Quotes & Sayings

So the princess discovered that when one loves a forbidden thing, one loses what ones loves most. This truth is a hard won battle for each who finds it and is always gained by loss. — David R. Mains

Christians must deplore unfair and deprecating barbs regularly aimed our way. — David R. Mains

Not long ago, two children in Great Park made a quest: a boy who sought a way to talk through the thing he dreaded most and a girl who feared she had lost the One she loved the most. And together they discovered the Kingdom within and without, which all do, who have the courage to make the quest. — David R. Mains

There is an attitude in the media that is dishonestly reinforcing negative stereotypes about Christians. — David R. Mains

So the two went: the boy who had escaped from darkness because he loved light more than he knew and the girl who had become ordinary because she did not realize how wonderful it was to be a princess. — David R. Mains

Despite the damaging effects of mounting criticism, we saw some lovely examples of the triumph of the human spirit. Al's greatest trouble was accustoming his people to the concept that each had been given at least one gift of the Holy Spirit to be used for ministry in the community. It seemed to be foreign to them. For those who actually experimented with expressing what was locked inside there was delight and fulfillment. — David R. Mains

It is time that we as Christians recognize that it is our beliefs and our values and our way of life that are under attack. — David R. Mains

Fix your eyes on eternity with Jesus. — David R. Mains

Increasingly, Christianity is the object of scorn and ridicule. — David R. Mains

Once upon a time, there was a King who walked astride his world - here, there and everywhere. He became poor in order to be like the people he loved, and he lived among the outcasts in order to feel their pain. — David R. Mains

If there's no such thing as a king, why such a fuss?... Silence would have helped her to forget, but each protest made her wish all the more: If only there really were a king! — David R. Mains