Craig S. Keener Quotes
...the early church fathers provide abundant evidence that gifts such as prophecy and miracles continued in their own time, even if not as abundantly as in the first century. Christians in the medieval and modern periods continued to embrace these activities of the Spirit. It is, in fact, cessationism that is not well documented in earlier history; it seems no coincidence that it arose only in a culture dominated by anti-supernaturalism.
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The more that Japanese players go to the big leagues to play and succeed, the more that will serve to inspire young kids in Japan to want to become baseball players when they grow up.
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I started making movies in the early '90s, a few years after I discovered 'the cinema' during a three month stay in Paris during which I watched 100s of films.
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I didn't mean to hit the umpire with the dirt, but I did mean to hit that bastard in the stands.
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I didn't come from any money, but even when I was on 'Big Love' - people think you're on a series and you're making bank.
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Gymnastics, especially in my family, is more than a sport. It's our life, it's our careers, it's our family business.
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Homosexuals reject the process of healing because it's too painful and time-consuming.
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I don't think that bands that make it on their first album are as strong as bands that don't: there is nowhere to go but down.
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I've always been fascinated by the concept of reincarnation. I learned that many brilliant people were interested in reincarnation, including Carl Jung. I'm a big Jungian. So I began writing novels involving theories integrating past and present, even if the past element in the novel took place 500 or 1,000 years ago.
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There's only so much academic disruption that a young child can deal with before he just can't catch up.
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The month of Ramadan is the world's most widespread fast and yet its teachings are minimised, neglected and even betrayed (through literal application of rules that overlooks their ultimate objective).
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I really have a great deal of humility in that department, and a great deal of respect for people who spend their lives learning how to make these amazing preparations.
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I have some strategical vision, I could calculate some few moves ahead and I have an intellect that is badly missed in the country which is run by generals and colonels.
Garry Kasparov
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I have to look at my career as 'it was what it was,' but I do wish there was more of it.
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The Chinese are good at repression and can be pretty ruthless about it.
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I feel like I ask people who have been in the industry for a while a lot of questions.
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Shady's great; I love Shady Records.
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If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.
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The resurrection was God the Father's way of authenticating all of the truths that were declared by Jesus.
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The dollar is still the driving force as all the evidence points to a faster recovery in the United States than anywhere else.
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Santa is having a tough time this year. Last year he deducted eight billion for gifts, and the IRS wants an itemized list.
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...the early church fathers provide abundant evidence that gifts such as prophecy and miracles continued in their own time, even if not as abundantly as in the first century. Christians in the medieval and modern periods continued to embrace these activities of the Spirit. It is, in fact, cessationism that is not well documented in earlier history; it seems no coincidence that it arose only in a culture dominated by anti-supernaturalism.
