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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Be daring enough to be different, humble enough to make mistakes, wild enough to be burnt in the fire of love, real enough to make others see how phony you are.
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Ruthless trust ultimately comes down to this: faith in the person of Jesus and hope in his promise.
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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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Define yourself radically as one beloved by God. This is the true self. Every other identity is illusion.
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How glorious the splendor of a human heart that trusts that it is loved!
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The Christian with depth is the person who has failed and who has learned to live with it.
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We even refuse to be our true self with God- and then wonder why we lack intimacy with him.
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The Good News of the gospel of grace cries out: We are all, equally, privileged but unentitled beggars at the door of God’s mercy!
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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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Our identity rests in God’s relentless tenderness for us revealed in Jesus Christ.
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The gospel declares that no matter how dutiful or prayerful we are, we can’t save ourselves. What Jesus did was sufficient.
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A saint is not someone who is good but who experiences the goodness of God.
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The temptation of the age is to look good without being good.
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We are made for Christ, and nothing less will ever satisfy us.
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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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