Insecurity wants us to keep track of our failures; grace doesn’t even write them down.
BOB GOFFJesus is nuts about kids. He doesn’t seem to think much of lawyers which really lands close to home, but He’s nuts about kids and loves justice.
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Stop telling people how far they have left to go. Instead tell them how far they’ve come.
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I think of the church as this bride of Christ, who is incredibly capable of doing amazing things. And so where we see injustice, we come, not with fists clenched but with palms up.
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That’s one of those things about love. It always assumes it can find a way to express itself.
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We won’t be like Jesus if it’s more important to us to be like each other. God doesn’t compare what he creates.
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He asks if we’ll give up that thing we’re so proud of, that thing we believe causes us to matter in the eyes of the world, and give it up to follow Him. He’s asking us, ‘Will you take what you think defines you, leave it behind, and let Me define who you are instead?’
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We all want to have a place where we can dream and escape anything that wraps steel bands around our imagination and creativity.
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The way we treat people we disagree with most is a report card on what we’ve learned about love.
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When it feels like we need to choose between being right and being humble- pick both
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I used to think life could be shared with anyone, but now I know choosing the right people is pretty important.
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Most of us have all the information we need. What we need is more passion.
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Do one thing that’s heroic for you today – big or small – and fear won’t define you anymore.
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The most beautiful scenery in the world is when our friends come into view.
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What would be the first thing I’d add back? Jesus. It sounds a little bit like a Sunday school answer, but that’s what I do. Then what’s the next thing? And I’d say, well, loving people. And then the next.
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Do what lasts, get around to everything else.
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Selfless love is always costly; fear can’t afford it, pride doesn’t understand it and friends never forget it.
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