God is not a doormat, nor should anyone else be a doormat. Lewis B. Smedes doormatgod Change image and share on social
Promise keeping is a powerful means of grace in a time when people hardly depend on each other to remember and live by their word. Lewis B. Smedes dependgracekeep Change image and share on social
I believe that we should, on biblical grounds, tell all parents of mentally disabled children that God loves their children, regrets terribly that they are disabled, and will, when they die, carry them gently into a heavenly life where every person is forever whole. Lewis B. Smedes biblicalcarrychild share on social
Nobody sees reality whole; we all need others to show us the parts of it that they see better than we do. Nobody sees reality with total accuracy; we all need others to correct our own vision. Lewis B. Smedes accuracycorrectpart Change image and share on social
Our society is pluralistic. We who accept the privilege of membership in that society agree to respect the people's right to live by their own religious precepts. Lewis B. Smedes acceptagreelive Change image and share on social
Modern Americans suffer from a fear of judging. Passing judgment on the behavior of fellow human beings is considered an act of medieval, undemocratic intolerance. Lewis B. Smedes actamericanbehavior Change image and share on social
Any lazy or biased fool can have opinions; making judgments is the hard work of responsible and compassionate people. Lewis B. Smedes biascompassionatefool Change image and share on social
The blood of Christ covers all of our sins, but each of us must do personal business with God in order to experience his forgiveness. Lewis B. Smedes bloodbusinesschrist Change image and share on social
No doubt, corporate CEOs who lie to their shareholders and politicians who lie to their public know and believe intellectually that lying is immoral. Why then do they lie? They lie to others because they first lie to themselves. Lewis B. Smedes ceocorporatedoubt share on social
The lies we tell ourselves are the most subtle of all lies. Lewis B. Smedes liesubtle Change image and share on social
