John Claypool quotes
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“We must never forget that today's legendary achievements-awesome as they may seem-were yesterday's risky adventures. Courage is not the capacity never to be afraid; as Karl Barth reminds us, "Courage is fear that has said its prayers."”
-- John ClaypoolSource : John Claypool (1983). “The light within you”, W Publishing Group
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“If we are willing, the experience of grief can deepen and widen our ability to participate in life.”
-- John ClaypoolSource : John R. Claypool (2004). “Tracks of a Fellow Struggler: Living and Growing through Grief”, p.65, CPG
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“We do not first get all the answers and then live in the light of our understanding. We must rather plunge into life meeting what we have to meet and experiencing what we have to experience and in the light of living try to understand. if insight comes at all, it will not before, but only through and after experience.”
-- John ClaypoolSource : John R. Claypool (2004). “Tracks of a Fellow Struggler: Living and Growing Through Grief”, p.12, Church Publishing, Inc.
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“The real meaning of mercy is that it can look on failure and still see a future.”
-- John ClaypoolSource : John Claypool (1983). “The light within you”, W Publishing Group
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“If you want to achieve a high goal, you're going to have to take some chances.”
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Source : Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. (1941). “Adventures of a White-Collar Man”
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“We cannot ask in behalf of Christ what Christ would not ask Himself if He were praying.”
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“Try lighting your house by prayer instead of electricity and see which one works.”
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“I know that you should always say yes to adventures or you'll lead a very dull life.”
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Source : Michael Frost, Alan Hirsch (2011). “The Faith of Leap (Shapevine): Embracing a Theology of Risk, Adventure & Courage”, p.151, Baker Books
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Source : Michael Frost, Alan Hirsch (2011). “The Faith of Leap (Shapevine): Embracing a Theology of Risk, Adventure & Courage”, p.92, Baker Books
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