Augsburger Quotes & Sayings

If chocolate is a foretaste of heaven, what does it mean that chocolate is freely available to all? — David Augsburger

I feel fortunate that there was a place like the CFL where I could hone my skill and become a consistent football player and have a nice career. — Darren Flutie

Diligence is the mother of good luck. — Arnold Schwarzenegger

Happy persons seldom think of happiness. They are too busy losing their lives in the meaningful sacrifices of service. — David W Augsburger

The main thing is not to be afraid of that, to get to a place where you'll go gracefully, not screaming and kicking up a fuss. — Ringo Starr

Since nothing we intend is ever faultless, and nothing we attempt ever without error, and nothing we achieve without some measure of finitude and fallibility we call humanness, we are saved by forgiveness. DAVID AUGSBURGER — Paul David Tripp

Individualism. Narcissism. Value-free choices. These are all key elements in the decline of the practice of mutual accountability in Western churches, among clergy and laity alike. — David Augsburger

Theologically, the creation of chocolate demonstrates both the unity and the diversity of humanity. Wherever you taste it, in every country of the world, it is immediately recognizable. Other things, in every cuisine, are just food, but chocolate is chocolate. — David Augsburger

The more we run from conflict, the more it masters us; the more we try to avoid it, the more it controls us; the less we fear conflict, the less it confuses us; the less we deny our differences, the less they divide us. — David W Augsburger

An open ear is the only believable sign of an open heart. — David W Augsburger

The book of the Psalms, which is the primary devotional literature of the whole Bible, is full of complaints. — David Augsburger

Happiness is living by inner purpose, not by outer pressures. Happiness is having a sense of meaning, not a feeling of futility. — David W Augsburger

The man who forgives pays a tremendous price - the price of the evil he forgives. — David W Augsburger

from me I couldn't give. He pulled away from me, or — Kristin Hannah

I'm not violent. — Jeremy Renner

Ontologically, chocolate raises profoundly disturbing questions: Does not chocolate offer natural revelation of the goodness of the Creator just as chilies disclose a divine sense of humor? Is the human born with an innate longing for chocolate? Does the notion of chocolate preclude the concept of free will? — David Augsburger

Forgiving is ... recognizing the injury, owning the pain, & reaching out ... — David W Augsburger

A group is as healthy as its 'social contract' is clear; a congregation as faithful as its covenant is mutually understood; a pastor as effective as the pastor's and people's commitment to trust and integrity is honored, guarded, and fulfilled. — David Augsburger

Wherever chocolate is made, chocolate is chocolate. And any month that contains the letter a, e, i, o, or u is the proper time to share it with others. — David Augsburger

Ms. Ellie Bockert Augsburger, owner of Creative Digital Studios, did a most excellent job. I feel compelled to mention that she had great ideas for Storm Warning. When asked to switch, she did so with ease, for this and many other reasons, I highly recommend her. In addition to cover art, she does graphic designs for businesses. She did a silhouette of an eagle similar to the one on Call Sign: Wrecking Crew (Wings of Eagles) for our business logo. — Lynn Hallbrooks

The golden rule of friendship is to listne to others as you would have them listen to you. — David W Augsburger