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Hope knows that if great trials are avoided great deeds remain undone and the possibility of growth into greatness of soul is aborted.

Brennan Manning

The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians, who acknowledge Jesus with their lips and walk out the door, and deny Him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable.
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The Good News means we can stop lying to ourselves. The sweet sound of amazing grace saves us from the necessity of self-deception. It keeps us from denying that though Christ was victorious, the battle with lust, greed, and pride still rages within us.
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The temptation of the age is to look good without being good.
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The secret of the mystery is: God is always greater. No matter how great we think Him to be, His love is always greater.
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We have been given God in our souls and Christ in our flesh. We have the power to believe where others deny, to hope where others despair, to love where others hurt.
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Our culture says that ruthless competition is the key to success. Jesus says that ruthless compassion is the purpose of our journey.
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What makes the Kingdom come is heartfelt compassion: a way of tenderness that knows no frontiers, no labels, no compartmentalizing, and no sectarian divisions.
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There is a beautiful transparency to honest disciples who never wear a false face and do not pretend to be anything but who they are.
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Letting ourselves be loved by God is more important than loving God.
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The only kind of love that helps anyone grow is unconditional love.
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God is loving us – you and me – this moment, just as we are and not as we should be.
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The way you are with others every day, regardless of their status, is the true test of faith.
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we unwittingly project onto God our own attitudes and feelings toward ourselves… But we cannot assume that He feels about us the way we feel about ourselves — unless we love ourselves compassionately, intensely, and freely.
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For me the most radical demand of Christian faith lies in summoning the courage to say yes to the present risenness of Jesus Christ.
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To lend each other a hand when we’re falling, perhaps that’s the only work that matters in the end.
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When a man or woman is truly honest, it is virtually impossible to insult them personally.
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Hope knows that if great trials are avoided great deeds remain undone and the possibility of growth into greatness of soul is aborted.

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