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If Christianity is only one more bit of good advice, then Christianity is of no importance.

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C. S. Lewis
Age: 64 †
Born: 1898
Born: January 1
Died: 1963
Died: January 1
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The world was made partly that there may be prayer partly that our prayers might be answered.
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An almost perfect relationship with his father was the earthly root of all his wisdom. From his own father, he said, he first learned that Fatherhood must be at the core of the universe. [speaking of George MacDonald]
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Don't worry. If you really want to, you will Whether you'll like it when you do is another question.
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God has infinite attention to spare for each one of us.
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Forgive us as we forgive- we are offered forgiveness on no other terms. To refuse it is to refuse Gods mercy for ourselves.
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The devil loves 'curing' a small fault by giving you a great one.
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Free will, though it makes evil possible, also makes possible any love or goodness or joy worth having.
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