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In Europe the various ranks of society are, like the strata of the earth, fixed and fossilized. There can be no great change without a terrible upheaval, a social earthquake. Josiah Strong
Great Change Society Great Change Earth Earthquake Ranks Various Like Terrible Without Fixed Upheaval Social Europe Strata
It is not necessary to argue to those for whom I write that the two great needs of mankind, that all men may be lifted up into the light of the highest Christian civilization, are, first, a pure, spiritual Christianity, and second, civil liberty. Josiah Strong
Great Needs Spiritual Liberty Light Pure Men First Christian Christianity Those Civil Civil Liberty Civilization Argue Write Lifted Highest Up May Mankind Whom Necessary Second Two
Long before the thousand millions are here, the mighty centrifugal tendency, inherent in this stock and strengthened in the United States, will assert itself. Josiah Strong
Will Long Before States Thousand Tendency Itself Stock Mighty Inherent Assert United United States Strengthened Here Millions
Not only does the proportion of the poor increase with the growth of the city, but their condition becomes more wretched. Josiah Strong
Increase City More Only Wretched Proportion Becomes Does Condition Poor Growth
Our fifty principal cities contain 39.3 per cent of our entire German population, and 45.8 per cent of the Irish. Our ten larger cities only nine per cent of the entire population, but 23 per cent of the foreign. Josiah Strong
Nine Our Cities Entire Per Ten Only Contain Principal Foreign German Irish Cent Fifty Population Larger
The city is the nerve center of our civilization. It is also the storm center. Josiah Strong
Our City Nerve Civilization Also Storm Center
There the union of Church and State tends strongly to paralyze some of the members of the body of Christ. Here there is no such influence to destroy spiritual life and power. Josiah Strong
Life Spiritual Christ Church Power State Church And State Destroy Members Paralyze Some Strongly Spiritual Life Tends Influence Body Union Here
If we have to sum up the Book of Revelation in one phrase, it would be, 'Jesus wins.' Jud Wilhite
Book Sum Would Would-Be Phrase Wins Revelation Up Jesus
The Bible doesn't sugarcoat pain and suffering; it gives you something to move past it. Jud Wilhite
You Bible Suffering Past Pain Something Gives Move
' Torn' is hopeful. It's a book that meets you in your pain and shows you how to move forward with life and in your walk with God. Jud Wilhite
Life God You Book Walk Pain Meets Torn Hopeful How Move Move Forward Your Forward Shows
The mind is like a sheet of white paper in this, that the impressions it receives the oftenest, and retains the longest, are black ones. Julius Charles Hare
Mind Black White Paper Longest Like Sheet Impressions Receives
I pray God may preserve your health and life many years. Junipero Serra
Inspirational Life God Health Pray Years May Your Many Preserve
Father Fernando did every thing in his power to assist the sick; and although he arrived much reduced in flesh, he did not become ill, and is now well. Junipero Serra
Father Power Become Every Sick He Well Although Reduced Arrived His Fernando Did Much Flesh Ill Now Thing Assist
We have seen Indians in immense numbers, and all those on this coast of the Pacific contrive to make a good subsistence on various seeds, and by fishing. Junipero Serra
Good Seen Those Immense Indians Seeds Various Make Fishing Contrive Subsistence Pacific Coast Numbers
The people got daily worse from the cold and the bad water, and they must all have perished if they had not discovered the port about the time they did. Junipero Serra
Time Daily People Water Cold Worse Bad Must About Had Perished Got Discovered Did Port
We found vines of a large size, and in some cases quite loaded with grapes; we also found an abundance of roses, which appeared to be like those of Castile. Junipero Serra
Those Some Cases Abundance Like Also Quite Size Which Roses Grapes Large Appeared Found Vines Loaded
The Church of England holds very firmly, and continues to hold to the view, that marriage is a lifelong union of one man to one woman. At the same time, at the heart of our understanding of what it is to be human is the essential dignity of the human being. Justin Welby
Time Man Woman Heart Dignity Marriage Human Being Church Understanding Our One-Man Lifelong Firmly Very Same Essential Human Same Time Being Hold Holds View England Union
Put not your trust in new leaders, better systems, new organisations or regulatory reorganisation. They may well be good and necessary, but will to some degree fail. Justin Welby
Good Trust Better Will Degree Systems Some Put Fail Leaders New Well May Organisations Your Regulatory Necessary
I am not particularly well-behaved. Justin Welby
Particularly Am
I happen to know a bit about banking. Justin Welby
Bit About Know Banking Happen
You see gay relationships that are just stunning in the quality of the relationship. Justin Welby
Relationship Gay You Quality Relationships See Stunning Just
The pay of many of our top executives in big hundred companies in the U.K. is outrageous and even obscene. Justin Welby
Big Pay Our Hundred Top Obscene Outrageous Executives Companies Many Even
It is absolutely right for the state to define the rights and status of people cohabiting in different forms of relationships, including civil partnerships. Justin Welby
Rights People State Relationships Define Status Civil Absolutely Partnerships Different Forms Including Right
Banks need to think through their ethics very carefully, and many have done so. I don't know any bank that dismisses the concept of ethical banking. Justin Welby
Ethics Think Carefully Through Know Concept Very Any Done Bank Banking Banks Ethical Many Need
Markets don't allow you to hang about. Justin Welby
You Markets About Allow Hang
Does the imam have a legal right to build the mosque at Ground Zero? The answer is yes. But is it the right thing to do? The answer is no. And most Americans, and most moderate Muslims, join with me in that call. K. A. Paul
Me Legal Build Right Thing Muslims Join Mosque Most Call Answer Does Yes Legal Right American Moderate The Right Thing Ground Ground Zero Zero Right Thing
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