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Pentecostals faced their own issues with racial compromise. William J. Seymour, born in Louisiana in 1870, suffered from blindness in one eye. In his midtwenties Seymour moved to Indianapolis for work and contracted small pox, which
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“The problem is this: those of us who are never satisfied with our accomplishments secretly believe nobody will love us unless we’re perfect.”
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“Sometimes the story we’re telling the world isn’t half as endearing as the one that lives inside us.”
― Scary Close: Dropping the Act and Acquiring a Taste for True Intimacy
― Scary Close: Dropping the Act and Acquiring a Taste for True Intimacy
“Racism hurts (even kills) people of color 24-7. Interrupting it is more important than my feelings, ego, or self-image.”
― White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
― White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
“As idols of God, as image bearers, we are connected to the presence of God. God is with us. When we are connected with God, our mirror neurons are attuned to God—attuned to what he is thinking and feeling about us, others, and the world. Through this attunement with God, we bear his presence to everything in the world.”
― Does God Really Like Me?: Discovering the God Who Wants to Be With Us
― Does God Really Like Me?: Discovering the God Who Wants to Be With Us
“This is why people may lose weight on a diet, but if the underlying emotional cause of the weight gain remains, they are destined to gain back the weight, just as taking a tranquilizer may reduce anxiety in a person at that moment but will not take away the reason they were anxious long term.”
― The Enneagram of Eating: How the 9 Personality Types Influence Your Food, Diet, and Exercise Choices
― The Enneagram of Eating: How the 9 Personality Types Influence Your Food, Diet, and Exercise Choices
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