Peter West

“Fear is our response to uncertainty about our resources in the face of danger, when we are assaulted by a force that overwhelms us and compels us to face that we are helpless and out of control.”
― Dan B. Allender, The Cry of the Soul: How Our Emotions Reveal Our Deepest Questions about God

“Garvey asks, How does one get from our practical, little efforts to becoming all flame? His answer is that we continue to participate in the sacramental life of the church; we continue to seek God in prayer, fasting, silence, the scriptures, and sacraments. I would only add: We get there slowly.”
― Tish Harrison Warren, What Grows in Weary Lands: On Christian Resilience

“What I mean is that conversion—the transformation of our hearts and minds—is not just a moment but the project of a lifetime. We are converted and converted and converted, day by day, sometimes hour by hour.”
― Tish Harrison Warren, What Grows in Weary Lands: On Christian Resilience

“The miracle of the furnace is not the three young men’s internal composure or steadfast faith. The miracle is that God himself showed up when everything seemed past hope.”
― Tish Harrison Warren, What Grows in Weary Lands: On Christian Resilience