{"quotes":[{"text":"If Christians are all loving and full of God's grace (like some of us really are), do they truly love their neighbor? Would they catch a grenade for one of us (like some of us would for them because we truly have love in our hearts)?","author":"Solange nicole","tags":["christian-behavior","compassion","equality","gay-rights"],"id":1141,"author_id":"Solange+nicole"},{"text":"If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it.","author":"Stephen Colbert","tags":["christ","christian","christian-behavior","poor","religion","selfish"],"id":4293,"author_id":"Stephen+Colbert"},{"text":"Mediation on the scriptures transforms our lives.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["christian","christian-behavior","christian-life","christian-living","christianity","christianity-faith","new-adult","new-life","new-life-ranch","new-lifetimes","relationship","religion-and-philoshophy","religión","self-help-inspirational","self-love","self-motivation","self-realization","transformation","wise-sayings","wise-words"],"id":11889,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"From a distance,' he says, 'my car looks just like every other car on the freeway, and Sarah Byrnes looks just like the rest of us. And if she's going to get help, she'll get it from herself or she'll get it from us. Let me tell you why I brought this up. Because the other day when I saw how hard it was for Mobe to go to the hospital to see her, I was embarrassed that I didn't know her better, that I ever laughed at one joke about her. I was embarrassed that I let some kid go to school with me for twelve years and turned my back on pain that must be unbearable. I was embarrassed that I haven't found a way to include her somehow the way Mobe has.'Jesus. I feel tears welling up, and I see them running down Ellerby's cheeks. Lemry better get a handle on this class before it turns into some kind of therapy group.So,' Lemry says quietly, 'your subject will be the juxtaposition of man and God in the universe?'Ellerby shakes his head. 'My subject will be shame.","author":"Chris Crutcher","tags":["christian-behavior","fiction","moral-courage","profound"],"id":26999,"author_id":"Chris+Crutcher"},{"text":"I admire successful men and women who endured and overcome unusual circumstances to fulfill their dreams.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["admiration-and-attitude","admire","ambition","attitude-toward-life","believe-and-achieve","believe-in-yourself","believers","christian-behavior","christian","circumstances","circumstances-and-attitude","despair","destiny","dream-big","dreams-and-wishes","dreams-do-come-true","educational-philosophy","educational","endurance","enduring-hardships","faith","fulfilled-life","fulfilling-purpose","fulfilling-your-destiny","great-men-and-women","healing","healing-the-past","healing-trauma","hope","inspirational","inspiring","inspiring-thoughts","journey","journey-to-yourself","lailah-gifty-akita-affirmations","leadership","learned-lessons-from-others","learner","learning-from-mistakes","learning","lessons-learnt","life","lifelong-education","lifelong-experience","lifelong-learner","mentoring","optimism","overcomer","overcoming-mistakes","overcoming-obstacles","passion","paths","positive-mindset","positive-thinking","self-confidence","self-love","self-realization","situational","success-in-life","success","success-strategies","successful-people","surviving-instinct","surviving-spirit","uplifting"],"id":49657,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"The scripture gives us timeless hope.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["belief","bible","christian-behavior","christian-life","christianity","christianity-faith","courage","faith-in-god","faith","holy-bible","holy-book","holy-writings","hope-and-life","hope-for-each-day","hope","hopeful-and-encouraging","hopeful-heart","hopeful","inner-strength","positive-thinking","religion-and-philoshophy","religion-christianity","religion-spirituality","religious-faith","religious","religious-spirituality","scriptures","wise","wise-words"],"id":52655,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"Walk humbly with the Creator on earth.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["christian-behavior","christian-life","christian-living-inspirational","christian","earth","faith","faith","god","humble-spirit","humble-yourself","life-and-living-insight","life","religion-spirituality","religious-faith","walking","wise"],"id":60184,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"I know. That sounds like a lie. But Presbyterians know that every so often a lie isn't all that bad, and I figured that this was about the best place it could happen.","author":"Gary D. Schmidt","tags":["christian-behavior","humor","lies"],"id":60263,"author_id":"Gary+D.+Schmidt"},{"text":"In truth,there was only one christian and he died on the cross.","author":"Friedrich Nietzsche","tags":["christian-behavior","christianity","religion"],"id":63768,"author_id":"Friedrich+Nietzsche"},{"text":"Speak graciously to young men as you would to your brothers.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["advice","brotherly-love","christian-behavior","compassion","faith","family","forgiveness","gentleness","humanity","humanity-and-society","mercy","respectful","respecting-others","wise-words"],"id":79311,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":47,"pages":5,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}