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last updated: November 28, 2023

When the great promise of the Spirit was fulfilled on the day of Pentecost, it was fulfilled not in reference to the apostles only.
-- Charles Hodge

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We are not as we were. Death has been our pentecost.
-- Dana Gioia

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From the day of Pentecost until the present time, it has been necessary to be of one accord in prayer before the Spirit of God will work with mighty converting power.
-- John Mott

Source : World Student Christian Federation, John Raleigh Mott (1898). “The World's Student Christian Federation: Origin, Objects and Significance of the Federation; the Convention at Northfield and Williamstown; Some Achievements of the First Two Years”

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“If we are going to stay a great power and I hope and pray we will we need the truth. We need to know what is going right and we need to know what is going wrong. There is no greater time than now.”
“An obstacle is often an unrecognized opportunity”
“Many of the proofs in mathematics are very long and intricate. Others, though not long, are very ingeniously constructed.”
“The very beating of your heart has meaning and purpose. Your actions have value far greater than silver or gold.”
“For me the world is weird because it is stupendous, awesome, mysterious, unfathomable; my interest has been to convince you that you must assume responsibility for being here, in this marvelous world, in this marvelous desert, in this marvelous time. I want to convince you that you must learn to make every act count, since you are going to be here for only a short while, in fact, too short for witnessing all the marvels of it.”
“Maybe I can't act, but I know the gimmicks. I studied acting all my life and know what's good for me.”
“'Blazing Saddles' is one of the funniest movies ever made.”
“It's probably also smart to keep some money in cash to invest it. But I would resist at all costs taking a lump-sum distribution because the tendency is to spend out too fast in the early years of your retirement. The advice of professionals is to take out no more than 5% per year and that will give you 20 years of distributions, and at your age, 55, you probably have more than 20 years life expectancy.”

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“I have a strong desire to connect. And so when I don't get that, I leave that situation feeling particularly wounded.”

Source : "Singer-Songwriter Matt Nathanson: On feeling vulnerable, staying present, and not being terrified". Interview with Mary Bruce, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“Words are like weapons; they wound sometimes.”