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Normally, I am not too impressed with books like this. I have not found them
particularly helpful. But here is an exception to my statement. This is a
valuable book. It contains quotes and statements on a variety of subjects such
as atonement, death, happiness, love for others, praise, etc. The book contains
quality quotes from some of the best known Christian scholars and preachers of
all time. A couple of examples will demonstrate my point.
“In commanding us to glorify him, God is inviting us to enjoy him.” C.S.
Lewis
“Praise…decentralizes self.” Paul E. Billheimer
“Our use of reason itself is not only wounded and weakened but made willful
and wrong by sin.” Os Guinness
“The name of Christ excludes all merit of our own.” John Calvin
“We know how God would act if he were in our place—he was in our place.” A.W.
Tozer
These give you a flavor of the brevity and depth of the quotes. The
collection will be helpful in teaching and preaching, for church bulletins and
newsletters. If you are like me, you will also find it helpful just to browse
through the different themes, reading the quotes.
Blanchard is no stranger to most of us. He has written over 30 books,
including his famous Is Anybody There? and Right With God. This
compilation is just as excellent in quality and well worth keeping in your
library
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