40 quotes found
“You can convert your innate worth into gross net worth on the earth.”
“Leverage on your self-worth and convert it into net worth.”
“A true conversion is always only between a man and God.”
“The first thing I fell in love with about Orthodoxy was that my opinions are irrelevant, which is a sign of the preservation of Truth. I wanted a sound and stable faith, one that was maintained and...”
“The Hindus criticise the Mahomedans for having spread their religion by the use of the sword. They also ridicule Christianity on the score of the Inquisition. But really speaking, who is better and...”
“If we could be humble enough to submit our passions, sentiments and even weaknesses to God Almighty, he would successfully convert them to something positive that would eventually glorify Him.”
“What is a saint supposed to do, if not convert wolves?”
“While the classic conversion story involves desperation, hitting bottom, and a plea for help, I think now that it was gratitude, as well as the suffering I'd seen, that made room for me to open my ...”
“People often mistake their imagination for their heart, & so often are convinced they are converted as soon as they start thinking of becoming converted.”
“Illness especially, may be a blessed forerunner of the individuals conversion. Not only does it prevent him from realizing his desires; it even reduces his capacity for sin, his opportunities for v...”
“Every man who begets a free act projects his personality into the infinite. If he gives a poor man a penny grudgingly, that penny pierces the poor mans hand, falls, pierces the earth, bores holes i...”
“Every story of conversion is a story of blessed defeat.”
“We in the revivalist tradition have viewed grace only in terms of privatized, individualized spirituality. Give people enough Jesus to save their souls, move them to an emotional decision, help the...”
“A man without regrets cannot be cured.”
“The Lord works in mysterious ways. What's true to one man, a wonder and a marvel, might not seem so to another, as God didn't intend it for him.”
“I dont think very many people get converted by someone telling them they are terrible. No one Id want to rub shoulders with in Heaven, anyway.”
“Conversion, constant conversion, is the message of the Gospel.”
“today's pain is yesterdays latent gain we did not take”
“Conversion isn't, after all, a moment: It's a process, and it keeps happening, with cycles of acceptance and resistance, epiphany and doubt.”
“But every time I go to church with you, I feel like everyone's trying to trap me in a room and convert me.' Which, in truth, they are. 'I want you, and your family, to love me for who I am,' he sho...”
