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“You won’t find happiness at the end of a road named selfishness.”
― Sacred Marriage: What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy?
― Sacred Marriage: What If God Designed Marriage to Make Us Holy More Than to Make Us Happy?
“PIPPIN: I didn't think it would end this way.
GANDALF: End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take. The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass, and then you see it.
PIPPIN: What? Gandalf? See what?
GANDALF: White shores, and beyond, a far green country under a swift sunrise.
PIPPIN: Well, that isn't so bad.
GANDALF: No. No, it isn't.”
― The Lord of the Rings
GANDALF: End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take. The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass, and then you see it.
PIPPIN: What? Gandalf? See what?
GANDALF: White shores, and beyond, a far green country under a swift sunrise.
PIPPIN: Well, that isn't so bad.
GANDALF: No. No, it isn't.”
― The Lord of the Rings
“As Christians, we’re not salespeople; we’re just introducing mutual friends.”
― Evangelism for the Rest of Us: Sharing Christ within Your Personality Style
― Evangelism for the Rest of Us: Sharing Christ within Your Personality Style
“Though material pleasures provide a sense of achievement, the feeling is only temporary. Two weeks after buying a car, it is just a car. That bright, shiny new cell phone is exciting for a few days until the next model is released. It’s a never-ending loop of buy and replace, a fake pleasure. If you’re after true fulfilment, I say take a walk in the wilderness.”
― The Last Englishman
― The Last Englishman
“If we don’t live in a way that is distinctive from our culture, then why not? If we are going to be satisfied with living our lives like the rest of the world and adding a weekly sermon and a small group Bible study on top, then what exactly are we up to in the church? Isn’t there more? And”
― Missional Small Groups (Allelon Missional Series): Becoming a Community That Makes a Difference in the World
― Missional Small Groups (Allelon Missional Series): Becoming a Community That Makes a Difference in the World
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