“You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in You.” ~Augustine
“Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand at the time.” ~Oswald Chambers
“What a certain sign of grace is this–from a broken earth, flowers come pushing up through the dirt.” ~David Crowder
“The omnipotence of God makes no sense if it requires the all-causingness of God” ~Annie Dillard, For the Time Being
“It turns out the droplet of our knowledge is a bit lost in the ocean of our unknowing.” ~Donald Miller, Through Painted Deserts
“I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask: ‘Mother, what was war?’” ~Eve Merriam
“Have you seen the flags of freedom? What color are they now? Do you think that you believe in yours more than they do theirs, somehow?” ~Neil Young “Flags of Freedom”
“There are 1,321,851,888 people alive now in China. To get a feel for what this means, simply take yourself–in all your singularity, importance, complexity, and love–and multiply by 1,321,851,888. See? Nothing to it.” ~Annie Dillard, For the Time Being
“I’ve learned that will people forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” ~Maya Angelou
“Guns are stupid–they’re useless. You can’t build anything with them, you can’t farm with them, you can’t nurture children with them, you can’t care for the sick with them. What can you do with a gun? They certainly do not bring anyone security, or peace, or freedom. The soldiers have lots of guns, but they are neither free nor secure.” ~Art Gish (my favorite pacifist), Hebron Journal
“We cannot change the past, but we can change our attitude toward it. Uproot guilt and plant forgiveness. Tear out arrogance and seed humility. Exchange love for hate.” ~Maya Angelou
“We came We saw. We conquered. We gave it back.” ~a proposed national motto for England (courtesy of npr)
“You know what, f*** beauty contests. Life is one f***ing beauty contest after another. High school, then college, then work–f*** that…You do what you love and f*** the rest.” ~Dwayne, Little Miss Sunshine
“My karma ran over your dogma!” ~my favorite bumper sticker ever
