From a friend's Facebook post

“You can never learn that Christ is all you need, until Christ is all you have.” — Corrie ten Boom

“Faith was about letting Christ squelch out all the worthless parts of me—fears, insecurity, pride, all that—and giving Christ a say in everything I did. And then I still had to move.” — Chrissy Jeske in This Ordinary Adventure

From Chick-fil-A Leaderscast

Heard this quote at the Chick-fil-A Leadercast today. This is my King!

“A king does not abide within his tent while his men bleed and die upon the field. A king does not dine while his men go hungry, nor sleep when they stand at watch upon the wall. A king does not command his men's loyalty through fear nor purchase it with gold; he earns their love by the sweat of his own back and the pains he endures for their sake. That which comprises the harshest burden, a king lifts first and sets down last. A king does not require service of those he leads but provides it to them...A king does not expend his substance to enslave men, but by his conduct and example makes them free.” 
― Steven Pressfield, Gates of Fire

If, therefore, God desires every knee to bow to Jesus and every tongue to confess Him, so should we. We should be ‘jealous’ (as Scripture sometimes puts it) for the honor of His name—troubled when it remains unknown, hurt when it is ignored, indignant when it is blasphemed, and all the time anxious and determined that it shall be given the honor and glory which are due to it. The highest of all missionary motives is neither obedience to the Great Commission (important as that is), nor love for sinners who are alienated and perishing (strong as that incentive is, especially when we contemplate the wrath of God, verse 18), but rather zeal—burning and passionate zeal—for the glory of Jesus Christ.

Some evangelism, to be sure, is no better than a thinly disguised form of imperialism, whenever our real ambition is for the honor of our nation, church, organization, or ourselves. Only one imperialism is Christian, and that is concern for His Imperial Majesty Jesus Christ, and for the glory of his empire or kingdom … Before this supreme goal of the Christian mission, all unworthy motives wither and die. — John Sott

From a friend's FB post

Why do all the miracles in the Bible either alleviate suffering or trouble? They point forward to God's restoration of all things — Timothy Keller

From a friend's encouraging email

The success of God's plans are not dependent on my ability to execute them. He will not be handcuffed by my failures or unleashed by my accomplishments. He is bigger than that. The next time the enemy tries to tell you otherwise, remind yourself that's a lie. God invites us into his story out of love, not employment. The pressure of perfection is off. We've got a perfect God. — John Acuff

From the weekly Reach Ministries Report

All the money needed to send and support an army of self-sacrificing, joy-spreading ambassadors is already in the church. — John Piper

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From Jon Acuff's blog

It's never “too late” for a God who lives outside of time. He created it, he is not constrained by it. On God’s calendar there’s always the perfect amount of time for a second, third or 500th chance. — Jon Acuff

Click here for the blog Stuff Christians Like.

From a missions newsletter

Will these meetings be safe? The word “safe” is not in our dictionary. We live every single day in faith – not safety. — believers in Syria

From a Mikey's Funny

“The Lord is my shepherd, and that's all I need to know.”

Here's the context:

A Sunday school teacher decided to have her young class memorize one of the most quoted passages in the Bible - Psalm 23.  She gave the youngsters a month to learn the chapter.
Little Rick was excited about the task - but he just couldn't remember the Psalm.  After much practice, he could barely get past the first line.
On the day that the kids were scheduled to recite Psalm 23 in front of the congregation, Ricky was so nervous. When it was his turn, he stepped up to the microphone and said proudly, "The Lord is my shepherd, and that's all I need to know."

From Mikey's Funnies

I want to move to theory. Everything works in theory. — John Cash

From a Facebook post

Quiet tension is not trust but simply compressed anxiety. — L.B. Cowman

From Twitter

If only we knew what was happening when we pray we would never cease to pray. — Louie Giglio

From a newsletter

Failed Quotes:

The horse is here to stay but the automobile is only a novelty- a fad. — President of the Michigan Savings Bank

The cinema is little more than a fad. It's canned drama. What audiences really want to see is flesh and blood on the stage. — Charlie Chaplin, 1916

A rocket will never be able to leave the Earth's atmosphere. — New York Times, 1936

There is not the slightest indication that nuclear energy will ever be obtainable. It would mean that the atom would have to be shattered at will. — Albert Einstein, 1932

The world potential market for copying machines is 5000 at most. — IBM, to the eventual founders of Xerox, saying the photocopier had no market large enough to justify production, 1959

How, sir, would you make a ship sail against the wind and currents by lighting a bonfire under her deck? I pray you, excuse me, I have not the time to listen to such nonsense. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Rail travel at high speed is not possible because passengers, unable to breathe, would die of asphyxia. — Dr Dionysys Larder (1793-1859)

The Americans have need of the telephone, but we do not. We have plenty of messenger boys. — Sir William Preece, Chief Engineer, British Post Office, 1878

Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible. — Lord Kelvin, British mathematician and physicist

From Facebook

Why yes! Yes I have!

From a Perspectives presentation

God had an only Son, and He made Him a missionary. — David Livingstone

From a Facebook post

“Here is a test to find whether your mission on earth is finished: If you are alive, it isn't.” — Richard Bach

From a web site

A full stomach and an empty soul is the most severe form of destitution. — William Booth

From Pioneer USA on Twitter

If Jesus Christ be God and died for me, then no sacrifice can be too great for me to make for Him. — C.T. Studd

From Mikey's Funnies

It’s amazing what you can accomplish when you don’t care who gets the credit. — Harry S. Truman