{"quotes":[{"text":"Happiness isn't something she spends much time thinking about. Survival, discomfort, hunger...These are the concerns that fill her days.","author":"David Maine","tags":["biblical","desperation","existence"],"id":11038,"author_id":"David+Maine"},{"text":"The biblical stories are the greatest sacred-inspirations.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["biblical","christian","divine","faith","holy-writing","hope","lailah-gifty-akita-affirmations","motivation","reading-habits","scared","self-esteem","spiritual"],"id":19451,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"It takes grace to know the word of truth.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["biblical","change-heart","christian","forgiveness","gospel","jesus-christ","new-life","repentance","salvation","savior"],"id":23013,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"Every generation has its defining challenge. Ours is the systematic annihilation of the biblical family.'~ Doug Phillips.","author":"Anna Sofia Botkin","tags":["biblical","family","family-roles"],"id":24706,"author_id":"Anna+Sofia+Botkin"},{"text":"In many instances, the failures of my greatest schemes ultimately lead to the fulfillment of my greatest successes. Therefore, God will allow our most cherished dreams to perish so that we might turn and seek out His most cherished plans.","author":"Craig D. Lounsbrough","tags":["bible","biblical","christian","christianity","disappointment","disillusionment","dreams","fail","failure","god","ill-fated","perish","plans","strategies","strategy","succeed","successes"],"id":29293,"author_id":"Craig+D.+Lounsbrough"},{"text":"Enjoy life with the woman whom you love all the days of your fleeting life which He has given to you under the sun; for this is your reward'...Ecclesiastes 9:9 (NASB).","author":"Anonymous","tags":["bible","biblical","ecclesiastes","enjoy-life","scripture","spiritual"],"id":29884,"author_id":"Anonymous"},{"text":"True biblical love is a selfless commitment of one’s body, soul, and spirit to the betterment of the other person.","author":"Jim George","tags":["better","bible","biblical","blessed","body","christian","commit","faith","life","love","person","selfless","soul","spirit"],"id":34169,"author_id":"Jim+George"},{"text":"Love thy neighbor yes, but love thyself first.","author":"Solange nicole","tags":["biblical","life-lessons","self-improvement","self-love","solange"],"id":39017,"author_id":"Solange+nicole"},{"text":"The fatal effects of sin can be removed only by the provision that God has made. The Israelites saved their lives by looking upon the uplifted serpent. That look implied faith. They lived because they believed God's word, and trusted in the means provided for their recover. So to sinner may look to Christ, and live. He receives pardon through faith in the atoning sacrifice. Unlike the inert and lifeless symbol, Christ has power and virtue in Himself to heal the repenting sinner.","author":"Ellen G. White","tags":["belief","believe","bible","biblical","christ-alone","christianity","faith","faith-alone","glory-to-god-alone","joy","love","mercy","repentance","salvation","scripture-alone"],"id":40048,"author_id":"Ellen+G.+White"},{"text":"Cuz I can count on one hand the men who’ve loved me, not in the Biblical sense—I don’t have enough digits for that—but who have truly loved me.","author":"Shannon Celebi","tags":["biblical","biblical-love","love","men","men-and-women","men-and-women-in-love","true-love"],"id":56904,"author_id":"Shannon+Celebi"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":50,"pages":5,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}