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On the last day, Jesus will look us over not for medals, diplomas, or honors, but for scars.

Brennan Manning

The gospel will persuade no one unless it has so convicted us that we are transformed by it.
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Conviction Oneself Scripture Transformation
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
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
I could more easily contain Niagara Falls in a teacup than I can comprehend the wild, uncontainable love of God.
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Easy God Love Myself Wild
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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Authentic Character Dominant Experience Flow God Gratitude Intimacy Life Purity Spiritual Trust
We have been given God in our souls and Christ in our flesh. We have the power to believe where others deny, to hope where others despair, to love where others hurt.
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Believe Body Despair God Hurt Love Presence Soul
Craving clarity, we attempt to eliminate the risk of trusting God. Fear of the unknown path stretching ahead of us destroys childlike trust in the Father’s active goodness and unrestricted love.
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Active Clarity Crave Destroy Elimination Father Restriction Risk
I have been seized by the power of a great affection.
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Affection Greatness Myself Power
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
Anyone we come in contact with, we either offer them life, or we drain them.
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Contact Life Touch
Hope knows that if great trials are avoided great deeds remain undone and the possibility of growth into greatness of soul is aborted.
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Avoid Greatness Growth Hope Soul
The way you are with others every day, regardless of their status, is the true test of faith.
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Day Faith Regard Status Test Way
Jesus reveals a God who does not demand but who gives; who does not oppress but who raises up; who does not wound but who heals; who does not condemn but forgives.
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Demand Forgiveness Generosity God Healing Oppression Reveal 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
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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Charge Death Grace Hard Time Reality Sin Spiritual War Wonder World
The story goes that a public sinner was excommunicated and forbidden entry to the church. He took his woes to God. ‘They won’t let me in, Lord, because I am a sinner.’ ‘What are you complaining about?’ said God. ‘They won’t let Me in either.
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Complaint Funny God Myself Public Sin Story

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