45 Quotes by Calvin Miller

Humanity is fickle. They may dress for a morning coronation and never feel the need to change clothes for an execution in the afternoon. So Triumphal Sundays and Good Fridays always fit comfortably into the same April week.

Life found itself alive and somehow knew its opposite was death. We are ever being born, or dying, and the thrill of choosing is ours. Only once, must we be born without our own consent. Only once, must we die without our own permission.

We humans are a hungry lot. We are driven by a craving to know who we are. Yet who we are is embedded in the heart of a holy God. Unless we seek for ourselves in the epicenter of God’s grace, we will be forever condemned to walk the arid edges of self-understanding.

Tripping is embarrassing, but I have learned that where we stumble is the place we dig for gold – where we trip is where the treasure lies.

It is not such a fiercesome thing to lead once you see your leadership as part of God’s overall plan for His world.

The world is poor because her fortune is buried in the sky and all her treasure maps are of the earth.

A passion to obey Christ is born out of our relationship with him. The more we love him, the more we want him to be a part of our affairs.

Death is a confirmation of the believer’s creed. For the skeptic it is discovery, immense and late.

After eating the world’s bread, we wake each morning to remember: We are still hungry. Seek a better loaf. Eat, and never die. Taste, savor, and be filled forever.