I wrote what I did because as a woman, as a mother, I was oppressed and broken-hearted with the sorrows and injustice I saw, because as a Christian I felt the dishonor to Christianity – because as a lover of my county, I trembled at the coming day of wrath. – Harriet Beecher Stowe

 

Liberty and Literature

The literature of a people must so ring from the sense of its nationality; and nationality is impossible without self-respect, and self-respect is impossible without liberty. - Harriet Beecher Stowe

The literature of a people must so ring from the sense of its nationality; and nationality is impossible without self-respect, and self-respect is impossible without liberty. – Harriet Beecher Stowe

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Truth

Truth is not what I say it is, and not what you think it is.  Truth is what God’s word says it is. – John Hagee

Holy Bible in the Classroom

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God and Our Acts

If God ‘foresaw’ our acts, it would be very hard to understand how we could be free not to do them. But suppose God is outside and above the time-line …  you never suppose that your actions at this moment were any less free because God knows what you are doing.  Well, He knows your tomorrow’s actions in just the same way–because He is already in tomorrow and can simply watch you.  In a sense, He does not know your action till you have done it: but the moment at which you have done it is already ‘NOW’ for Him. – C. S. Lewis

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Correct Christian Character

The first priority of my life is to be holy, and the second goal of my life is to be a scholar. John Wesley

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The Aroma of Coffee and of Praising God

No coffee can be good in the mouth that does not first send a sweet offering of odor to the nostrils. – Henry Ward Beecher

Such an interesting observation.  Now I know there are a few people who do not like coffee and therefore cannot quite relate but for the majority of us as we think on the wonderful fact related to us let us also ponder a spiritual parallel.  When we offer our sacrifice of praise it is an aroma that is more pleasing to God than the wonderful aroma of fresh coffee in the morning is to us.  

Now that is biblical.  It is said in a slightly different fashion in Scripture but God is thrilled by our little demonstrations of genuine love for Him.  He actually looks forward to fellowship with us.

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