J. I. Packer Quotes
What makes life worthwhile is having a big enough objective, something which catches our imagination and lays hold of our allegiance, and this the Christian has in a way that no other person has. For what higher, more exalted, and more compelling goal can there be than to know God?
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At the cross God wrapped his heart in flesh and blood and let it be nailed to the cross for our redemption.
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I like to think of my customer and make sure that season after season she is getting what she wants. Ultimately, I suppose I have an image of myself. That is the person I am designing for - a woman who loves and appreciates fashion and luxury, and somebody who wants to feel empowered with the best version of themselves.
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Deficiency motivation doesn't work. It will lead to a life-long pursuit of try to fix me. Learn to appreciate what you have and where and who you are.
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I was attending the University of Alberta. I was going to be a high school teacher, like my parents. I failed - no, I didn't fail a class, I just barely passed. I really didn't try. It was Canadian history, through the plays of the time. My God, those were boring plays.
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When students leave college, they are like children who know nothing about the problems of life, and don't have a political stance.
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We need a NASA-like organization for ocean exploration, because we need to be exploring and protecting our life support systems here on Earth.
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I went to a Christian school, and as a kid, we weren't allowed to really watch anything violent, even 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.'
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I'm not out to preach. I just live my own life. I'm very happy if I can help somebody - that's wonderful. But it's up to them what they want to think about it or what they want to take away; it's their business, not mine.
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As a Christian, I view relationships and marriage as being between a man and a woman.
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We humans lack imagination, to the point of not even knowing what tomorrow's important things will look like.
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I've run my whole life - for more than exercise, for mental health.
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The Christian Coalition is still about Christianity, even if it's an idea of Christianity that many Christians might not go along with.
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The only thing God didn't do to Job was give him a computer.
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Those who prepared for all the emergencies of life beforehand may equip themselves at the expense of joy.
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Pastoral ministry is about an ongoing confrontation with the god of this world, with blindness, hardness of heart, remaining sin.
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Bitterness and unforgiveness block the flow of God's blessing in your life and actually hinder your prayers.
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The moment in between what you once were, and who you are now becoming, is where the dance of life really takes place.
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I've been very blessed in my personal life and in my career and I have never been ungrateful for what I have.
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I get asked a lot about being a woman within the industry and how difficult it is, and yeah, it is - but it's difficult for everybody... I'm not a 'burn-your-bra' feminist.
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The black sky was underpinned with long silver streaks that looked like scaffolding and depth on depth behind it were thousands of stars that all seemed to be moving very slowly as if they were about some vast construction work that involved the whole universe and would take all time to complete. No one was paying attention to the sky.
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I have been a film buff all my life and believe that the finest cinema is fully the equal of the best novels.
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I got started when I was 3 years old because my father was a music teacher and my lessons were free. Instead of learning to walk, you learn to play the piano.
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What makes life worthwhile is having a big enough objective, something which catches our imagination and lays hold of our allegiance, and this the Christian has in a way that no other person has. For what higher, more exalted, and more compelling goal can there be than to know God?
