Jeffrey S. Reber > Quotes

“Not only that, but He also blesses all of His children, including the just and the unjust, with His sunshine and His rain, because He loves them all evenly and is no respecter of persons in that regard.”
― Jeffrey S. Reber, The Paradox of Perfection

“Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore”
― Jeffrey S. Reber, The Paradox of Perfection

“verses 43–47, we learn that the form of God’s perfection that we are commanded to obey in this life is the perfection of God’s love. And how is God’s love perfect? As these verses show, God’s love is perfect because it is completely inclusive and whole. That is, He loves both those who love Him and those who do not, both His friends and His enemies. No one escapes His love. It circumscribes all of His children.”
― Jeffrey S. Reber, The Paradox of Perfection

“Someone once said that a perfectionist is a person who takes great pains and passes them on to others.”
― Jeffrey S. Reber, The Paradox of Perfection

“Sharing our frailty openly with others is taking a step into uncharted territory, for few of us do so regularly and we do not know how others will respond.”
― Jeffrey S. Reber, The Paradox of Perfection

“And into the church we go, fearing more than anything that someone will see us as we really are and judge us, criticize us, or otherwise expose our weakness to the world.”
― Jeffrey S. Reber, The Paradox of Perfection

“However, we know, from personal experience and from research data and even crime statistics, that spouses do hurt each other more than others, and they do so across physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual dimensions. Some of these injuries are unintentional and may result from insensitivity or a lack of empathy, while others are intentionally designed to hurt the partner.”
― Jeffrey S. Reber, The Paradox of Perfection