Category: Commonplace

  • A thought on accepting correction

    “You realize how spiritual you are by how you accept correction from the person you respect the least.” — John Velsor I saw this quote somewhere and I made a note of it more because it made me think than because I necessarily agreed with it.

  • Worship or entertainment?

    “The church that can’t worship must be entertained. And men who can’t lead a church to worship must provide the entertainment.”  — A.W. Tozer

  • Leaders need to limp

    “If a leader doesn’t walk with a little bit of a limp he’s not worth following.” — Steven Furtick

  • Cool enough for you

    “Need I remind you, we all knew you before,you threw rocks at the stage from your glass house on the floor?Now I think you’re punk, just because it’s in.You found a foul mouth and a couple safety pins.” — Five Iron Frenzy, “Cool Enough for You” Recently I’ve had a personal “Five Iron Revival”. It…

  • Obituaries

    “I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.” — Clarence Darrow One of my friends posted a quote similar to this on Facebook the morning after news broke of the death of Osama bin Laden. There were a lot of feelings rolling around on Facebook and this sentiment…

  • But not today

    “Chances are, sooner or later, we’re going to end up behind bars or buried in a ditch somewhere. But not today.” — Dominic Torreto, Fast Five

  • Nothing to give you

    “I have nothing left, nothing to give you. I have no pride, no dignity. No money, I don’t even know how we’ll make a living, but I promise I’ll love you the rest of your life.” — Wyatt Earp, Tombstone

  • Only one problem with this little plan

    Il Duce: “Someone’s trying to call them out. You kill a priest. In a church. And make it look like it was them. Bring them back with a vengeance. Someone thinks it’s really clever. Only one problem with this little plan.” Father MacManus: “What’s that?” Il Duce: “It worked.” — Noah ‘Il Duce’ MacManus to…

  • Tozer on doctrinal positions

    “Jesus Christ did not suffer on the Cross so we could fight over doctrinal positions.” — A.W. Tozer, A Disruptive Faith

  • Beer is proof

    “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” — Benjamin Franklin Apparently this quote is not verbatim. Instead it evolved from this quote: “Behold the rain which descends from heaven upon our vineyards, there it enters the roots of the vines, to be changed into wine, a constant proof that…