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“Second, building trust requires risk—mostly emotional. Testing strengthens trust. Friendships grow while working through difficulties together and finding resolution. This includes clarifying misunderstandings, admitting wrong, apologizing and forgiving. As we deal with the bumps in a relationship, mutual confidence increases. Soon both parties are confident the other will not intentionally hurt them.”
― Cross-Cultural Servanthood: Serving the World in Christlike Humility
― Cross-Cultural Servanthood: Serving the World in Christlike Humility
“Willpower will never succeed in dealing with the deeply ingrained habits of sin. Emmet”
― Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth
― Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth
“If a man is forever concerned first and foremost with his own interests then he is bound to collide with others. If for any man life is a competition . . . then he will always think of other human beings as enemies, or at least as opponents who must be pushed out of the way . . . and the object of life becomes not to help others up but to push them down.[7]”
― Cross-Cultural Servanthood: Serving the World in Christlike Humility
― Cross-Cultural Servanthood: Serving the World in Christlike Humility
“Lament can be defined as a loud cry, a howl, or a passionate expression of grief. However, in the Bible lament is more than sorrow or talking about sadness. It is more than walking through the stages of grief. Lament is a prayer in pain that leads to trust.”
― Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament
― Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament
“Jesus came to earth occupying two roles: (1) Lord and Christ, and (2) humble, obedient servant. He alone is Lord and Christ. But he taught and exemplified humble servanthood, the role we are to occupy—the way of the towel. The problem arises when his followers choose to follow him in his kingly role and not in his servant role. They gravitate toward the robe while resisting the towel. The Lord Jesus Christ alone wears the robe. His disciples are to follow him only in his humble, obedient servant role—maybe even his suffering-servant role.”
― Cross-Cultural Servanthood: Serving the World in Christlike Humility
― Cross-Cultural Servanthood: Serving the World in Christlike Humility
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