Light Filled Synonym Quotes & Sayings

The problem was that, from the very beginning, Christian values were always more popular in American culture than the Christian gospel. That's why one could speak of "God and country" with great reception in almost any era of the nation's history but would create cultural distance as soon as one mentioned "Christ and him crucified." God was always welcome in American culture. He was, after all, the Deity whose job it was to bless America. The God who must be approached through the mediation of the blood of Christ, however, was much more difficult to set to patriotic music or to "Amen" in a prayer at the Rotary Club. — Russell D. Moore

One is free from depression," writes Alice Miller in The Drama of the Gifted Child, "when self-esteem is based on the authenticity of one's own feelings and not on the possession of certain qualities. — John Bradshaw

What is called zazen is sitting on a zafu [pillow] in a quiet room, absolutely still, in the exact and proper position and without uttering a word, the mind empty of any thought, good or wicked. It is continuing to sit peacefully, facing a wall, and nothing more. Every day. — Taisen Deshimaru

The famous convention of 1787 met in Philadelphia to define the additional powers needed to enable Congress to do its job effectively. Instead, the convention proposed a brand new national government. — Edmund Morgan

A common man, even like myself, I don't know how to pay my taxes. — Kid Rock

Performance art is the ultimate in creativity. Since it has so many possibilities at creativity, it's essence tends to become creativity. — Jack Bowman

If all things work together for good for them that love God and are called according to His purpose, then this means that billions of plot points are going to come together in the most satisfying cathartic release possible at the end of all time. The — Douglas Wilson

Changing the way we have lived for twenty or forty or sixty years is nothing short of a revolution. 4. — Peter Scazzero

More than a half, maybe as much as two-thirds of my life as a writer is rewriting. I wouldn't say I have a talent that's special. It strikes me that I have an unusual kind of stamina. — John Irving

Innumerable victories are silently celebrated each day by those who maintain their courage. — Deborah L. Norris

When you're a dancer, you start with the basics. You don't all of a sudden do a grand jete and pirouette. You start with first position, second, third. — Rita Rudner

I hereby grant you permission to write crap. The more the better. Remember, crap makes the best fertilizer. — Pat Pattison

The years of early childhood are the time to prepare the soil. — Rachel Carson

The Bible will guide you. It will be a light unto your path. — Michael J. Marx