sparked; I just failed to make the connection. Letting students choose their own books for every assignment was not done in any classroom I had ever been
“Making consistent time for the Word of God and prayer is the place to start because being with Jesus is the only thing strong enough to pull us away from busyness.”
― Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem
― Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem
“One primary reason many believers today have a hard time accepting the role of suffering in their lives or in the lives of friends and loved ones is that they have failed to understand and accept the reality of divine sovereignty.”
― The Power of Suffering: Strengthening Your Faith in the Refiner's Fire
― The Power of Suffering: Strengthening Your Faith in the Refiner's Fire
“We tend to forget even the basic fact that all people live in a fallen world—we are sinful creatures living in a corrupt, sin-cursed society. Believers should not be surprised, perplexed, or resentful when they encounter difficulties throughout this life.”
― The Power of Suffering: Strengthening Your Faith in the Refiner's Fire
― The Power of Suffering: Strengthening Your Faith in the Refiner's Fire
“how much weightier our witness would be if we remembered to thunder God’s justice, while always following with God’s welcome, through the vision of a God who in the crucified Christ is both just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus (Rom. 3:26).”
― Onward: Engaging the Culture without Losing the Gospel
― Onward: Engaging the Culture without Losing the Gospel
“Christian bashing” is increasingly popular. It has become a favorite pastime among journalists in the liberal media and among liberals in education, the arts, and politics. Bigotry is back in style, and the politically correct form of it is to assault Christians. Often it is those who preach “tolerance,” “nonjudgmentalism,” and “intellectualism” who are most intolerant.”
― The Power of Suffering: Strengthening Your Faith in the Refiner's Fire
― The Power of Suffering: Strengthening Your Faith in the Refiner's Fire
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