John's Borrowed Quotes For Insight
“Comparison is the thief of joy.”
“If you’re a believer, this earth is the only hell you will ever experience. If you are not, this earth is the only heaven you’ll discover.”
“Methods are many, principles are few. Methods always change, principles never do.”
“The last 7 words of any church are: ‘'We never did it that way before."
“The church is a hospital for sinners not a sanctuary for saints.” (CS Lewis)
“As a young man I went forward in church to rededicate my life so often that I have stretch marks on my soul!”
“We need to develop a dangerous unselfishness.” (Martin Luther King, Jr.)
“The gravest temptations a man faces can be broken down into 5 words: Self, Silver, Sex, Slough and Spinelessness.” (Charles Swindoll)
“We must learn the difference between the urgent and the important: the urgent comes after us, but the important we must go after.”
“Wise philosophy: Trust in God completely, Love your family devotedly, Capture each moment fully, plan your future eternally.”
“Synopsis of Ephesians 4 (for church leaders) : Pursue Unity, Utilize Diversity, Develop Maturity, Display Purity, Speak Tenderly and Act Compassionately”
“True friendships are trustworthy; Tanto never tried to pull the mask off the Lone Ranger.”
“I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just.” (Thomas Jefferson)
“It takes a woman 20 years to make a man of her son, and another woman 20 minutes to make a fool of him.” (Helen Rowland)
“The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.”
“No statue has ever been put up to a critic.” (Jean Sibelius)
“Any new venture goes through the following stages: enthusiasm, complication, disillusionment, search for the guilty, punishment of the innocent and decoration of those who did nothing.”
“Originality is the art of concealing your sources.” (Guilty!)
“Bumper sticker says: ‘God said it; I believe it; that settles it for me.’ Not bad BUT rightfully it should be: ‘God said it; that settles it whether I believe it of not.’”
“A committee is a cul-de-sac down which ideas are lured and then quietly strangled
“Enjoy the journey .”