In 1822, Clement Clarke Moore wrote the poem, originally called “A Visit from St. Nicholas.” In many American homes is it read on Christmas Eve. It begins ‘Twas the night before Christmas’ and redefined the image of St. Nicholas, the patron saint of children, who had never before been associated with a sleigh or reindeers! [...]
Indifference is Fatal
“Christians have no business thinking that the good life consists mainly in not doing bad things. We have no business thinking that to do evil in this world you have to be a Bengal tiger, when, in fact, it is enough to be a tame tabby—a nice person but not a good one. In short, [...]
Hope and Faith – two quotes from William Sloane Coffin
Two quotes from William Sloane Coffin, author of Credo: “Hope is a state of mind independent of the state of the world. If your heart’s full of hope, you can be persistent when you can’t be optimistic. You can keep the faith despite the evidence, knowing that only in so doing has the evidence any [...]
How To Be A Success
From Bill Coffin: Love, and you are a success whether or not the world thinks so. The highest purpose of Christianity = which is primarily a way of life, not a system of belief – is to love one another. And the firstfruit of love is joy, the joy that represents meaning and fulfillment.
Identity – quotes from William Sloane Coffin
Bill Coffin said: “So don’t let money tell you who you are. Don’t let power tell you who your are. Don’t let enemies and — for God’s sake — don’t let your sins tell you who you are. Don’t prove yourself. That’s taken care of. All we have to do is express ourselves. It’s difficult, [...]
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Sentimental or Loving – from William Sloane Coffine
In his book, CREDO, Bill Coffin writes: To show compassion for an individual without showing concern for the structures of society that make him an object of compassion is to be sentimental rather than loving.
Loving Self – from William Sloane Coffin
Bill Coffin writes: If we hate ourselves, we can never love others, for love is the ngift of oneself. How will you make a gift of that which you hate?
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