Grace is the offer of God’s ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.
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Anand Thakur
Grace is the offer of God’s ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.
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When I teach the formal curriculum, I have the chance to think about it ahead of time. I can rehearse it. I can illustrate it with self-deprecating humor and humble-sounding personal disclosure. I can try to make it comes out just right.
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We are tempted to live under the illusion that somewhere out there are people who are normal.
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For the soul to be well, it needs to be with God.
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Ever console or scold people hurt in human relationships that satisfaction comes from God alone? Stop. Adam’s fellowship with God was perfect, and God Himself declared Adam needed other humans.
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As long as we have unsolved problems, unfulfilled desires, and a mustard seed of faith, we have all we need for a vibrant prayer life.
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You have a “turn” every time you have an opportunity to choose. But most of us only see a tiny fraction of the choices we have.
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True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
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The most frequent promise in the Bible is ‘I will be with you.’
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I am disappointed with myself. I am disappointed not so much with the particular things I have done as with the aspects of who I have become. I have a nagging sense that all is not as it should be.
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The main measure of your devotion to God is not your devotional life. It is simply your life.
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We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign.
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Disciplined people can do the right thing at the right time in the right way for the right reason.
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The harder you strike it, the deeper it goes.
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At the heart of Christian faith is the story of Jesus death and resurrection.
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There is a world of difference between being friendly to someone because they’re useful to you and being someone’s friend.
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