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The best remedy for a sick church is to put it on a missionary diet.

David Livingstone

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David Livingstone
Age: 60 †
Born: 1813
Born: March 19
Died: 1873
Died: May 1
Explorer
Geographer
Missionary
Physician Writer
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Blantyre
Lanarkshire
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Diet
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I never made a sacrifice. Of this we ought not to talk when we remember the great sacrifice which he made who left His Father's throne on high to give Himself for us.
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Shall I tell you what supported me through all those years of exile among a people whose language I could not understand and whose attitude towards me we always uncertain and often hostile? It was this: Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.
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The mere animal pleasure of travelling in a wild unexplored country is also great. The effect of travel on a man whose heart is in the right place is that the mind is made more self-reliant: it becomes more confident of its own resources, there is greater presence of mind.
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Without Christ, not one step with Him, anywhere!
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.... the brisk exercise imparts elasticity to the muscles, fresh and healthy blood circulates through the brain, the mind works well, the eye is clear, the step is firm, and a day's exertion always makes the evening's repose thoroughly enjoyable.
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There is a Ruler above, and His Providence guides all things. He is our Friend and has plenty of work for all His people to do. It is such a blessing and a privilege to be led into His work instead of into the service of the hard taskmasters - the Devil and sin.
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He who died for us, and Whom we ought to copy, did more for us than we can do for any one else. He endured the contradiction of sinners. We should have grace to follow in His steps.
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If a commission by an earthly king is considered a honor, how can a commission by a Heavenly King be considered a sacrifice?
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