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“This vulgar grace is indiscriminate compassion. It works without asking anything of us. It's not cheap. It's free, and as such will always be a banana peel for the Orthodox foot and a fairy tale for the grown-up sensibility. Grace is sufficient even though we huff and puff with all our might to try to find something or someone it cannot cover. Grace is enough. He is enough. Jesus is enough.
John, the disciple Jesus loved, ended his first letter with this line: "Children, be on your guard against false gods." In other words, steer clear of any God you can comprehend. Abba will's love cannot be comprehended. I'll say it again: Abba's love cannot be comprehended.”
― All Is Grace: A Ragamuffin Memoir
John, the disciple Jesus loved, ended his first letter with this line: "Children, be on your guard against false gods." In other words, steer clear of any God you can comprehend. Abba will's love cannot be comprehended. I'll say it again: Abba's love cannot be comprehended.”
― All Is Grace: A Ragamuffin Memoir
“I am not sure that the best way to make a boy love the English poets might not be forbid him to read them and then make sure that he had plenty of opportunities to disobey you.”
― On Stories: And Other Essays on Literature
― On Stories: And Other Essays on Literature
“We never know what is going to happen, do we? Life is always throwing us this way and that. That’s where the adventure is. Not knowing where you’ll end up or how you’ll fare. It’s all a mystery, and when we say any different, we’re just lying to ourselves. Tell me, when have you felt most alive?”
― The Snow Child
― The Snow Child
“Can you worship a God who isn't obligated to explain His actions to you? Could it be your arrogance that makes you think God owes you an explanation?”
― Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God
― Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God
“"Do you know that nothing you do in this life will ever matter, unless it is about loving God and loving the people he has made?”
― Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God
― Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God
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