“Previously, my main motive in life was to do a painting of myself, filled with bright colors and profound insights, so that all who looked upon it could be impressed. Now, however, I find that my role is to be a mirror; to brightly reflect the image of God through me.” – Philip Yancey It […]
“Man, I gotta be honest with you, I’m not looking for that. I’m looking for something bigger. I’m looking for a dare to be great situation.” – Lloyd Dobbler Many of us may only remember the culmination of Lloyd Dobbler’s greatest moment, holding high above his head the blaring words of Peter Gabriel’s “In your […]
“The shepherd drives the wolf from the sheep’s throat, for which the sheep thanks the shepherd as his liberator, while the wolf denounces him for the same act as the destroyer of liberty. Plainly the sheep and the wolf are not agreed upon a definition of the word liberty and precisely the same difference prevails […]
“The absolutely unpardonable thing was not (Jesus’) concern for the sick, the cripples, the lepers, the possessed… not even his partisanship for the poor, humble people. The real trouble was that He got involved with moral failures, with obviously irreligious and immoral people; people morally and politically suspect – so many dubious, obscure, abandoned, hopeless […]
“If the fact of my adhering to laws does not further the goal of my life, which is to know Christ Jesus and live his gospel, then merely external conformity does little if anything.” – John McKenzie Culturally, we like to make war when it comes to what we believe. As a society we like […]
“I don’t believe that there has been the beginning of a discovery that has been more important than this: True prayer takes place in the heart, not in the head. When I am praying I move from my head, where my knowledge of God resides, down into my heart, where my spirit meets God.” – […]
“I hope as much from the justice of God as from his mercy. It is because He is just that He is compassionate and full of tenderness… for He knows our weakness. He remembers that we are dust. As a father has tenderness for his children, so the Lord has compassion for us. What a […]
“The illusion of control is truly pathetic, but it is also hilarious. Deciding what I need most out of life, carefully calibrating my next move, and generally allowing my autonomous self to run amok inflates my sense importance and reduces the God of my incredible journey to the role of spectator from the sidelines.” – […]
“Whenever you find tears in your eyes, especially unexplained tears, it is well to pay close attention. They are not only telling you something about the secret of who you are, but more often than not, God is speaking to you through them of the mystery of where you have come from and is summoning […]
“May all of your expectations be frustrated. May all of your plans be thwarted. May all of your desires be withered into nothingness, that you may experience the powerlessness and poverty of a child and sing and dance in the love of God who is Father, Son and Spirit.” – Larry Hein Intention, expectation and […]
