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When absolute control and rigid obedience pose as love within the family and the local faith-community , we produce trained cowards rather than Christian persons.

Brennan Manning

That which is denied cannot be healed.
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Acceptance Deny
Faithfulness requires the courage to risk everything on Jesus, the willingness to keep growing, and the readiness to risk failure throughout our lives.
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Courage Failure Faith Growth Live Ourselves Risk Willing
You will trust God to the degree you know you are loved by Him.
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Degree God Himself Love Trust Yourself
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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Compassionate Competition Culture Journey Key Ourselves Purpose Success
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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Demand God Present Radical Religion Rise
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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Amazing Battle Goodness Grace Lust Lying Ourselves Stop Victory
To live by grace means to acknowledge my whole life story, the light side and the dark. In admitting my shadow side I learn who I am and what God’s grace means.
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Acknowledgement God Grace Learning Live Meaning Myself Shadow
Assured of your salvation by the unique grace of our Lord Jesus Christ” is the heartbeat of the gospel, joyful liberation from fear of the Final Outcome, a summons to self-acceptance, and freedom for a life of compassion toward others.
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Acceptance Compassionate Heart Life Religious Scripture Yourself
Today on planet Earth, may you experience the wonder and beauty of yourself as Abba’s Child and temple of the Holy Spirit through Jesus Christ
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Children Earth Experience God Planet Yourself
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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God Greatness Himself Mystery Secret Thinking
In Love’s service, only wounded soldiers can serve.
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Love Service Wound
If asked whether I am finally letting God love me, just as I am, I would answer, ‘No, but I’m trying.
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God Love Myself Try
If in our hearts we really don’t believe that God loves us as we are, if we are still tainted by the lie that we can do something to make God love us more, we are rejecting the message of the cross.
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Believe Heart Love Lying Message Ourselves Rejection
Ruthless trust ultimately comes down to this: faith in the person of Jesus and hope in his promise.
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Faith Person Promise Ultimate
When absolute control and rigid obedience pose as love within the family and the local faith-community , we produce trained cowards rather than Christian persons.
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Control Coward Family Love Obedience Person Training
The litmus test of our love for God is our love of neighbor.
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Friendship God Love Neighbor Ourselves Science Test

When absolute control and rigid obedience pose as love within the family and the local faith-community , we produce trained cowards rather than Christian persons.

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When absolute control and rigid obedience pose as love within the family and the local faith-community , we produce trained cowards rather than Christian persons.

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