Quotes about Dedication
If we will not prepare to give all that we have and that all that we are to preserve Christian civilization in our land, we shall go to destruction.
— Franklin D. Roosevelt
In this dedication of a Nation we humbly ask the blessing of God. May he protect each and every one of us. May He guide me in the days to come.
— Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preaching is the concerted engagement of one's faculties of body, mind, and spirit.
— Fred Craddock
The top experts in the world are ardent students. The day you stop learning, you're definitely not an expert.
— Brendon Burchard
What makes authentic disciples is not visions, ecstasies, biblical mastery of chapter and verse, or spectacular success in the ministry, but a capacity for faithfulness. Buffeted by the fickle winds of failure, battered by their own unruly emotions, and bruised by rejection and ridicule, authentic disciples may have stumbled and frequently fallen, endured lapses and relapses, gotten handcuffed to the fleshpots and wandered into a far county. Yet, they kept coming back to Jesus.
— Brennan Manning
As Emile Leger said when he left his mansion in Montreal to go live in a leper colony in Africa, "The time for talking is over.
— Brennan Manning
The beginning and the end of all Christian leadership is to give your life for others.
— Henri Nouwen
Are we really servants when we can become masters again once we think we have done our part or made our contribution? Are we really servants when we can say when, where, and how long we will give of our time and energy? Is service in a far country really an expression of servanthood when we keep enough money in the bank to fly home at any moment?
— Henri Nouwen
If a man constantly aspires is he not elevated.
— Henry David Thoreau
Be true to your work, your word, and you're friend.
— Henry David Thoreau
it matters not how small the beginning may seem to be: what is once well done is done forever.
— Henry David Thoreau
The man God uses does not pattern his life after well-known military strategists, political figures, heroes ofthis world, or other prominent Christians. Rather, he makes an absolute commitment to pattern his life after Jesus Christ as the Master Servant.
— Henry Blackaby