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“Compassion means entering the suffering of another in order to lead the way out.”
― The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert: An English Professor's Journey Into Christian Faith
― The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert: An English Professor's Journey Into Christian Faith
“Desires for things God has forbidden are a reflection of how sin has distorted me, not how God has made me.”
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“None of us likes to think we were adopted. We assume we’re natural-born children, with a right to all of this grace, to all of this glory.”
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“Christian fruit is known by its root (Christ), not by the contribution it makes to a better world.”
― Openness Unhindered: Further Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert on Sexual Identity and Union with Christ
― Openness Unhindered: Further Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert on Sexual Identity and Union with Christ
“The business of the Christian is not to desire just enough grace to be strong in ourselves. Indeed, strong personalities can and do make behavioral changes on the grounds of will, many of these for the good of their health and well-being. But there is no new life found in the fruit of a self-willed behavioral change. Only the risen Lord can give new life. What separates the admitting of sin from the confession of sin is the cross of Christ.”
― Openness Unhindered: Further Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert on Sexual Identity and Union with Christ
― Openness Unhindered: Further Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert on Sexual Identity and Union with Christ
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