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John Fortune
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Effectual faith can only come through thorough conviction.
“The act of willing surrender is a choice of openness, a choice of abandonment of self-determination, a choice of cooperation with God.”
― Desiring God's Will: Aligning Our Hearts with the Heart of God
― Desiring God's Will: Aligning Our Hearts with the Heart of God
“I don't like to hear cut and dried sermons. No—when I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.”
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“Kingdom of Self The Kingdom of God • Ruled by self-interest • Ruled by love • Grasping • Releasing • Achievement • Gift • Effort • Consent • Independence • Interdependence • Holding • Releasing • Willful • Willing • Clenched fists and closed heart • Open hands and heart • Hard and brittle • Soft and malleable • Determination • Transformation”
― Desiring God's Will: Aligning Our Hearts with the Heart of God
― Desiring God's Will: Aligning Our Hearts with the Heart of God
“Thomas Merton puts it this way: “Life is shaped by the end you live for. You are made in the image of what you desire.”2”
― Desiring God's Will: Aligning Our Hearts with the Heart of God
― Desiring God's Will: Aligning Our Hearts with the Heart of God
“All around you people hunger for the covenant of God to include them.”
― The Gospel Comes with a House Key
― The Gospel Comes with a House Key
John’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at John’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
140 books
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2,867 books
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340 books
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286 books
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486 friends
1,088 books
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542 books
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108 friends
249 books
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171 books
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88 friends
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