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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The gospel will persuade no one unless it has so convicted us that we are transformed by it.
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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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The only kind of love that helps anyone grow is unconditional love.
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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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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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In Love’s service, only wounded soldiers can serve.
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God is enough. That is the root of peace. When we start seeking something besides Him, we lose it.
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In every encounter we either give life or we drain it; there is no neutral exchange.
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There is an essential connection between experiencing God, loving God, and trusting God. You will trust God only as much as you love him. And you will love him to the extent you have touched him, rather that he has touched you.
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A saint is not someone who is good but who experiences the goodness of God.
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The gospel will persuade no one unless it has so convicted us that we are transformed by it.
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The spirituality of wonder knows the world is charged with grace, that while sin and war, disease and death are terribly real, God’s loving presence and power in our midst are even more real.
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Our hearts of stone become hearts of flesh when we learn where the outcast weeps.
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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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The dominant characteristic of an authentic spiritual life is the gratitude that flows from trust — not only for all the gifts that I receive from God, but gratitude for all the suffering. Because in that purifying experience, suffering has often been the shortest path to intimacy with God.
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Childlike surrender and trust, I believe, is the defining spirit of authentic discipleship.
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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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