Scouting The Divine Quotes & Sayings

As the tissues of the body fester and rot under X rays, so under the sun fester and rot Anglo-Saxonism and Teutonism and Scandinavianism if left too long beneath its influence. — Compton Mackenzie

According to this way of arguing, there will be no true principles in the world; for there are none but what may be wrested and perverted to serve bad purposes, either through the weakness or wickedness of men. — Jonathan Mayhew

While some dismiss the Bible as a dusty old book, I view its pages as portals to adventure. Not only is the book chock-full of clever plots and compelling stories, but it's laced with historical insights and literary beauty. When I open the Scripture, I imagine myself exploring an ancient kingdom ... With every encounter, I learn something new about their life journeys and am reminded that the Bible is more than a record of the human quest for God: it's the revelation of God's quest for us. - Scouting the Divine — Margaret Feinberg

Reconciliation is the fastest way to change your life. — Mark Hart

I want no thunder or lightning to remind me of my God, nor am I as apt to bethink on most of all His goodness in trouble and tribulations as on a calm, solemn, quiet day in a forest, when His voice is heard in the creaking of a dead branch or in the song of a bird, as much in my ears at least as it is ever heard in uproar and gales. — James Fenimore Cooper

If one's reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me. — Arthur Ashe

Christ dwells in that heart most eminently that hath emptied itself of itself. — Thomas Brooks

Anyone who meditates for a period of time will gradually become more sensitized to all of life. — Frederick Lenz

Have a Blast; Life won't last! Make the Best of Today, before it is gone!-RVM — R.v.m.

Don't ever second-guess a strong feeling that you have. Trust your gut. — Allison DuBois

And God did not just ask for the perfect sheep; He also wanted its wool. Deuteronomy 18:4 instructs shepherds to give the first shearing of the sheep as on offering to God. Above the crackling warmth radiating from the stove, I read the verse aloud to Lynne. "Is a first shearing a once-in-a-lifetime offering?" I asked. "Yes, everybody wants the first shearing, especially if it's from one of your best lambs. The first shearing is the finest fleese that's used to the best clothes ... to ask for that is a real sacrifice." ... For the first time in a long while, maybe ever, I had felt with my own hands what God desired from sacrifice. It was nothing like what I expected ... In asking for the first fleece, God isn't asking for the biggest. He wants to smallest and the softest. He doesn't want more-He wants the best." -Scouting the Divine — Margaret Feinberg

People like to pigeonhole you. — Jason Statham

To know the whole world is nothing when it is compared to knowing your own inner mystery of life. — Rajneesh

I haven't a clue why I've lasted so long. There's no reason. There are many people more talented than me. I think it's luck. — Cher

Catholic homes caught fire because they were loaded with petrol bombs. — Ian Paisley