“If through a broken heart God can bring His purposes to pass in the world, then thank Him for breaking your heart.”
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“Define yourself radically as one beloved by God. This is the true self. Every other identity is illusion.”
― Abba's Child: The Cry of the Heart for Intimate Belonging
― Abba's Child: The Cry of the Heart for Intimate Belonging
“Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery it is. In the boredom and pain of it, no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it, because in the last analysis all moments are key moments, and life itself is grace.”
― Now and Then: A Memoir of Vocation – Intimate Reflections on Faith, Seminary, Ministry, and Writing
― Now and Then: A Memoir of Vocation – Intimate Reflections on Faith, Seminary, Ministry, and Writing
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