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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
“Nothing is so fundamental to the spiritual life as learning to give thanks.”
― Spiritual Direction: A Guide to Giving and Receiving Direction
― Spiritual Direction: A Guide to Giving and Receiving Direction
“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
“Sin demands to have a man by himself. It withdraws him from the community. The more isolated a person is the more attractive will be the power of sin over him, and the more deeply he becomes involved in it, the more disastrous is his isolation.”
― Life Together
― Life Together
“Listen to the invitation of Jesus to join him in the reign of love that is life in the kingdom of 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
John’s 2025 Year in Books
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Favorite Genres
Art, Biography, Business, Christian, Classics, Contemporary, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Memoir, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Religion, Romance, Self help, Spirituality, and Young-adult
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