Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more.
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Anand Thakur
Jesus changed how the world thinks about science, medicine, human rights, education & more.
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Skeptics would rather, even at their own expense, appear to be right than take the risk of trusting.
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Biblically, waiting is not just something we have to do until we get what we want. Waiting is part of the process of becoming what God wants us to be.
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Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.
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One reason why we fail to hear God speak is that we are not attentive. We suffer from what might be called ‘spiritual mindlessness.’
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The church is in the hope business.
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One of the great illusions of our time is that hurrying will buy us more time.
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Grace is the offer of God’s ceaseless presence and irrational love that cannot be stopped.
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True love is willing to warn, reprove, confront or admonish when necessary.
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At the deepest level, pride is the choice to exclude both God and other people from their rightful place in our hearts. Jesus said the essence of the spiritual life is to love God and to love people. Pride destroys our capacity to love.
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You must arrange your days so that you are experiencing deep contentment, joy and confidence in your everyday life with God.
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Today, see each problem as an invitation to prayer.
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When we live in the love of God, we begin to pay attention to people the way God pays attention to us.
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Willpower is trying very hard not to do something you want to do very much.
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Prayer allows us to wait without worry.
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It only makes sense to ask God for guidance in the context of a life committed to “seeking first the kingdom.”
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