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It's not the job of government to help the poor. The church is the mechanism that God put on earth to help the poor.

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Rich Mullins
Age: 41 †
Born: 1955
Born: October 21
Died: 1997
Died: September 19
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And I really suspect that of all the things we think we want to know, the only thing we really want to know is that we are loved. And if Jesus means anything, he means that you are loved. I hope you know that. And I hope you stop worrying about all the stuff you don't know, because I don't think it amounts to a hill of beans.
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You will never understand what you're doin'. But God does.
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Faith without works is like a song you can't sing. It's about as useless as a screen door on a submarine.
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I dont know that the United States is Gods Country, but the church has been so strong here, and because of its influence, we hold life to be sacred and we believe that individuals have dignity. This is part of our legacy.
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We just can't love without God. God wants for us want we want for ourselves. These basic things are not that hard to grasp. We just have to have faith, and faith is a gift. We just need to accept it.
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Christianity is about learning to love like Jesus loved and Jesus loved the poor and Jesus loved the broken.
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Let people see your struggles and don't ever fake it.
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My salvation has very little to do with anything that I have done... Jesus will go to any lengths to draw us to himself.
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I would love to be a Franciscan brother. Im just not sure I have the courage to do it.
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I think a lot of parents hand people over a blueprint and say, This is how youre supposed to do it. And my parents, I think, kind of drew a picture and said, Heres the good stuff in life. How do you get there?
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And I believe what I believe / Is what makes me what I am / I did not make it, no it is making me / It is the very truth of God and not / The invention of any man.
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I take comfort in knowing that it was the shepherds to whom the angels appeared when they announced Christ's birth. Invariably throughout the course of history, God has appeared to people on the fringes. It's nice to find theological justification for your quirks.
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We were given the Scriptures to humble us into realizing that God is right, and the rest of us are just guessing.
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We are not as strong as we think we are
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You are not alone in the world. You are part of an ensemble.
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So hold me Jesus, 'cause I'm shaking like a leaf. You have been King of my glory won't You be my Prince of Peace.
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There's a difference, you know, between faith and playing make-believe. One will make you grow. The other one will make you sleep.
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