Spetseris Quotes & Sayings

There are many who occasionally attend church and who are trying experimentally to be Christians, yet are unable to identify well or define accurately the central truths of Christian teaching. The knowledge they have of the Christian tradition may have come chiefly through hymns. Their strong and sincere feelings are not matched with serious biblical or historical reflection on those feelings. Religious feelings are, indeed, crucial to the deeper learning of Christian truth, but they easily become superficial and narcissistic if the mind of Christ is not a mentor to natural religious impulse. The loss of center in Christian education is arguably due to a serious default of pastoral leadership; when the teaching elder does not teach, the effect is felt throughout the entire Christian congregation. — Thomas C. Oden

Now these ashes have grown cold, we open the old book.
These oil-stained pages recount the tales of the Fallen,
a frayed empire, words without warmth. The hearth
has ebbed, its gleam and life's sparks are but memories
against dimming eyes - what cast my mind, what hue my
thoughts as I open the Book of the Fallen
and breathe deep the scent of history?
Listen, then, to these words carried on that breath.
These tales are the tales of us all, again yet again.
We are history relived and that is all, without end that is all. — Steven Erikson

His hand came up to cup my cheek and he whispered, Cookie, pay attention. I'm gonna give you everything. — Kristen Ashley

Every culture has contributed to maths just as it has contributed to literature. It's a universal language; numbers belong to everyone. — Daniel Tammet

Any serious shift towards more sustainable societies has to include gender equality. — Helen Clark

If you want to be a truly great leader, you'll develop other great leaders below you. — Bo Schembechler

Why do girls always fall for guys with the attention span of drosophila? — Rachel Cohn

I hope this will find you ... enjoying the commencement of a new year with every prospect that can make it a happy one. — James Madison

If I upset you, don't stress. Never forget
That God isn't finished with me yet.
I feel His hand on my brain ...
When I write rhymes, I go blind and let the Lord do His thang. — Tupac Shakur

You must be more gentle, dear, more sedate,' Ellen told her daughter. 'You must not interrupt gentlemen when they are speaking, even if you do think you know more about matters than they do. Gentlemen do not like forward girls. — Margaret Mitchell