The true story of every person in this world is not the story you see, the external story. The true story of each person is the journey of his or her heart.
JOHN ELDREDGEInstead of asking, ‘What should a woman do – what is her role?’ it would be far more helpful to ask, ‘What is a woman—what is her design?’ and, ‘Why did God place Woman in our midst?
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Instead of asking, ‘What should a woman do – what is her role?’ it would be far more helpful to ask, ‘What is a woman—what is her design?’ and, ‘Why did God place Woman in our midst?
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The meaning of our lives is revealed through experiences that at first seem at odds with each other–moments we wish would never end and moments we wish had never begun.
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Eve is a life giver; she is Adam’s ally. It is to both of them that the charter for adventure is given. It will take both of them to sustain life. And they will both need to fight together.
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Story is the language of the heart.
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My heart matters to God. My heart has always mattered to him.
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If only Jesus’ followers shared his personality. That one shift alone would correct so many of the ridiculous and horrifying things that pass for popular Christianity.
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We don’t see clearly because we don’t see with the eyes of our heart.
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Without the anticipation of better things ahead, we will have no heart for the journey.
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It is the thoughts and intents of the heart that shape a person’s life.
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The real you is on the side of God against the false self.
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Most of what you encounter when you meet a man is a facade, an elaborate fig leaf, a brilliant disguise.
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I don’t write anything that I haven’t lived. In terms of integrity, you have to write what you live. And if you write beyond what you live, it is theory. And theory is not helpful. It is just not.
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We are created for adventure, and if we cannot find one, we start blowing things out of proportion so it feels like we have one.
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We are made in the image of God; we carry within us the desire for our true life of intimacy and adventure. To say we want less than that is to lie.
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Caring for our own hearts isn’t selfishness; it’s how we begin to love.
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