by TA Barlow | Mar 25, 2023 | Tracking Citations
This one comes up more often than you might think, and I’ve even heard it from seminary students: Money is the root of all evil. It’s never a good idea to toss out quotes from the Bible (or, really, any other sacred writings – or perhaps any writings...
by TA Barlow | Jan 23, 2023 | Tracking Citations
I recently heard a quote which was attributed to John Wesley; it has a nice ring to it, but… Well, first, here’s the quote: The Church recruited people who had been starched and ironed before they were washed. Searching Wesley’s Works (and additiona...
by TA Barlow | Dec 22, 2022 | Tracking Citations
The common quote goes as follows: Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. This is actually a portion of a longer quote that is attributed to Oscar Wilde: Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness. There are some helpful...
by TA Barlow | Nov 30, 2022 | Tracking Citations, Wesley Resources
One key quotation from John Wesley that comes up in various contexts is: You have nothing to do but to save souls. Therefore spend and be spent in this work. This is a valid quote, but the original source is rarely cited. It is found in the document Minutes of Several...
by TA Barlow | Nov 5, 2022 | Tracking Citations
Some variants of this quote show up from time to time, often as memes, correctly attributed to Julian of Norwich: All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well… This is taken from Revelations of Divine Love, written circa 1373....
