"We have a tendency to adopt the attitudes of those we spend time with. That's why Paul wrote, "Your faith will help me, and my faith will help you." (Romans 1:12 NCV) Fred Smith points out that there are two kinds of people in any group: polluters and purifiers. The...
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by MHill | Apr 24, 2012 | Quotes
"Be conservative in your outlook and how you will live your life daily; but be liberal in your enjoyment of beauty, entertainment, and the things that will make you live a joyous life. However, many people are liberal in their outlook and how they live their life...
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by MHill | Apr 19, 2012 | Quotes
"Being religious does not mean that you suppress human nature. It does mean that we acknowledge it and not deny it. Then we give it over to the one who can help us control it."
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by MHill | Apr 17, 2012 | Quotes
"I prefer clarity over agreement, and I prefer clarity over change. Because with clarity, I can always get agreement (even if we disagree), and I can accept and embrace change, because I will have the understanding, of why it's happening."
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by MHill | Apr 17, 2012 | Quotes
"Tell the truth to yourself first, before you tell it to anybody else."
Wisdom of Marion 2.10: Why I Read Fiction
by MHill | Mar 24, 2012 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column, Writing
Why do I read fiction? I believe these quotes will answer it for me: "The overwhelming majority of people go to literature for enjoyment, entertainment, and what we might call the refreshment value of literature. People read literature because they want to, not...
Wisdom of Marion 2.9: Adults need to be Adults
by MHill | Mar 17, 2012 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
"When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, reason like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things." (1 Corinthians 13:11 NASB) "But that was when there was a clear differentiation between childhood & adulthood. Now we...
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by MHill | Mar 16, 2012 | Quotes
"In the history of our church, storytelling came first. Theology, doctrine, and scholarship came later. Ours is an age of electronic parables. Every movie and TV show presents a worldview, a set of beliefs that tell us who we are, where we came from, and how we're...
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by MHill | Mar 14, 2012 | Quotes
"It's interesting to me that people who want you to be open-minded, only accept that when you agree with their viewpoint. I thought being open-minded allow for a diversity of viewpoints through rigorous discussion or debate. So, I've become leery of those who claim...
Music Review 3: Fred Hammond’s God, Love, and Romance
by MHill | Mar 12, 2012 | Black History Month, Marion's Favorites, Music Reviews, What is Love?, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
I read from an interview prior to Fred Hammond's latest release, God, Love, and Romance that he was unsure how his fans would receive it. Well, I believe his fans should not worry about that at all and he will pick up some new fans from this excellent CD. Hammond...