Nbpfcu Quotes & Sayings

I take comfort in knowing that it was the shepherds to whom the angels appeared when they announced Christ's birth. Invariably throughout the course of history, God has appeared to people on the fringes. It's nice to find theological justification for your quirks. — Rich Mullins

When our gifts are remembered and lived, we discard the idea that happiness requires an ideal life in which we are comparatively the best. Many beautiful and enjoyable things are messy and far from ideal. Some of the greatest cooks have the messiest of kitchens, and beautiful gardens are the result of sweat and dirt. As we move closer to our essence, we better understand that we can have a wonderful life in the absence of perfection. — Robert A. Giacalone

Many times I have written something, and after it was published, I understood what I was saying. — Donald Hall

We are a nation of children letting horrible things happen, and flunking Calc. — Daniel Handler

Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing (James 1:2-4).
God's — Charles F. Stanley

If God wishes to reveal the love that he harbors for the world, this love has to be something that the world can recognize, in spite of, or in fact in, its being wholly other. — Hans Urs Von Balthasar

No matter how hard we strive for objectivity, writers are biased toward tension - those moments in which character is forged and revealed. — Brad Stone

Our lifestyle is evolutionarily unstable
and is therefore in the process of eliminating itself in the perfectly ordinary way. — Daniel Quinn