All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. ~ Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher (1788 β 1860)
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Do not ask the Lord to guide your footsteps if you are not willing to move your feet.
The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. ~ Carl Rogers
The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself. ~ Rita Mae Brown
If male homosexuals are called βGayβ, then female homosexuals should be called ‘Ecstatic’. ~ Shelly Roberts
It is often said that to have a fulfilling life, three essentials are required: a clear sense of personal identity, a deep sense of faith and meaning, and a strong sense of purpose and mission. ~ Os Guinness
In the U.S. Armed Forces more than 14,000 men and women have been fired over the last 17 years because of their sexual orientation. ~ Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, Dec 2010.
People will forget what you said; people will forget what you did; but people will never forget how you made them feel.
The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 admonishments to heterosexuals. That doesnβt mean that God doesnβt love heterosexuals. Itβs just that they need more supervision. ~ Lynn Lavner
Under everyone’s hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved. ~ Andy Rooney
Manβs mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes
Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out. ~ John Wooden
Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. ~ Martin Luther King Jr.
Character is doing what you don’t want to do but know you should do. ~ Joyce Meyer
Everything happens for a reason, and sometimes the reason is that youβre not very wise and you make bad decisions.
Homosexuality is found in over 450 species. Homophobia is found in only one. Which one seems unnatural now?
Just because you feel fear doesn’t mean you can’t do it. Do it afraid! ~ Joyce Meyer
Being gay is not a Western invention; it is a human reality. ~ Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
You can suffer the pain of change, or suffer remaining the way you are. ~ Joyce Meyer
Life isnβt about waiting for the storm to pass. Itβs about learning to dance in the rain.
It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.
80% of people’s problems are about how they feel about themselves. ~ Joyce Meyer
If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be! ~ Maya Angelou
It is strange that in our praying we seldom ask for a change in character, but always a change in circumstances.
Better to have a big goal and reach half of it than to have no goal and reach all of it. ~ Joyce Meyer
Profound Distinctions Between Intelligence and Wisdom
1.Β Intelligence leads to arguments. Wisdom leads to settlements. 2.Β Intelligence is power of will. Wisdom is power OVER will. 3.Β Intelligence is heat, it burns. Wisdom is warmth, it comforts. 4.Β Intelligence is pursuit of knowledge, it tires the seeker. Wisdom is pursuit of truth, it inspires the seeker. 5.Β Intelligence is holding on….
One Liners
“Don’t let your worries get the best of you. Remember, Moses started out as a basket case” Some people are kind, polite, and sweet-spirited – until you try to sit in their pews. Many folks want to serve God, but only as advisers.
The word βhomosexualβ did not appear in the Bible until 1946. (Revised Standard Version).
Anger is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die. ~ Malachy McCourt
I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ. ~ Mahatma Gandhi
Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won’t have a leg to stand on.