Oughton Society Quotes & Sayings

As a good girl, my worship was small and my service was toxic because I didn't understand the completeness of my rescue. I knew I was going to heaven when I died, but I thought my life on earth was all up to me. Jesus saved me, and now he was standing back with his arms crossed, waiting to see how I would live my life. Service seemed a burden. Worship felt contrived. I had received Christ by faith for my salvation, but I was working hard for the rest. Until he said *enough*. When I began to understand that my true identity was not in how I looked, how I felt, or the lies I believed, my masks began to lose their staying power. It wasn't because I was trying hard to remove them. It was because I was seeing Jesus for who he really is, and in turn I was letting him see me. — Emily P. Freeman

I have read various articles on the fourth dimension, the relativity theory of Einstein, and other psychological speculation on the constitution of the universe; and after reading them I feel as Senator Brandegee felt after a celebrated dinner in Washington. "I feel," he said, "as if I had been wandering with Alice in Wonderland and had tea with the Mad Hatter." — Charles Lane Poor

She was so emotional, on the verge of tears. This was what I'd wanted to prevent with all those quick disappearances, the tangledness of farewells and all the baggage they brought with them. But now, looking at Deb, I realized what else I'd given up: knowing for sure that someone was going to miss me. What happened to goodbye, Michael in Westcott had written on my Ume page. I was pretty sure I knew, now. It had been packed away in a box of its own, trying to be forgotten, until I really needed it. Until now. — Sarah Dessen

There is no standard 'therapeutic process,' since there are so many different schools of therapy. — David D. Burns

In writing one draws in the rest, the forgotten parts. — Edmund White

The Bible is God's declaratory revelation to man containing the great truths about God, about man, about history, about salvation, and about prophecy that God wanted us to know. The Bible could be trusted just as much as if God had taken the pen and written the words Himself. — John F. Walvoord

Treat the world the way you want to be treated. — Mike Tyson

Only when the mighty willingly fall into the depths of their fears can they truly be reborn to the freedom of their greatness. — A&E Kirk

There's no way to reconcile Islam with Christianity. This difference of opinion admits of compromise as much as a coin toss does. — Sam Harris

Take away the In God We Trust, tell me what the hell is wrong with us. — R. Kelly

I don't need to come closer to kill you, but I will come closer to watch you bleed. (Darius) — Madison Thorne Grey

Have you ever thought that war is a madhouse and that everyone in the war is a patient? — Oriana Fallaci