Sign in with Facebook
Patience with others is Love, Patience with self is Hope, Patience with God is Faith. —Adel Bestavros
“I have always found it odd and even comical when the Christian vision of eternal life is described as “a crutch” or “cheap solace.” After all, according to Christian belief the first thing awaiting us beyond the gates of death is God’s judgment. On the contrary, isn’t “cheap solace” precisely the notion that death is the end of everything and we don’t have to answer to anyone for our lives?”
― Night of the Confessor: Christian Faith in an Age of Uncertainty
― Night of the Confessor: Christian Faith in an Age of Uncertainty
“Truth happens in the course of dialogue. There is always a temptation to allow our answers to bring to an end the process of searching, as if the topic of the conversation was a problem that has now been solved. But when a fresh question arrives, the unexhausted depths of mystery show through once more. Let it be said over and over again: faith is not a question of problems but of mystery, so we must never abandon the path of seeking and asking. Yes,”
― Patience with God: The Story of Zacchaeus Continuing In Us
― Patience with God: The Story of Zacchaeus Continuing In Us
“In the spirit of Paul the apostle, we should not ask for the body of Christianity to be freed from the thorn of atheism. That thorn should instead constantly awaken our faith from the complacency of false certainties, so that we rely more on the power of grace—a grace that shows itself most in our times of weakness.”
― Patience with God: The Story of Zacchaeus Continuing In Us
― Patience with God: The Story of Zacchaeus Continuing In Us
“Christianity offers a different vision, the vision of a merciful and loving God, whose “silence” about our sins need not be interpreted as a sign of His nonexistence, but instead as an expression of His patience and readiness to forgive. But”
― Night of the Confessor: Christian Faith in an Age of Uncertainty
― Night of the Confessor: Christian Faith in an Age of Uncertainty
“All this, I suggest, is Luke’s way of saying that with the death, resurrection, and exaltation of Israel’s Messiah and with the powerful gift of the Spirit, God’s world has been renewed, the kingdom has been inaugurated, and those who believe in Jesus and who are indwelt by the Spirit are now formed as a royal priesthood, who in their worship and their witness are carrying forward the work of the kingdom. The decisive victory against the powers has already been won. The revolution has already begun.”
― The Day the Revolution Began: Reconsidering the Meaning of Jesus's Crucifixion
― The Day the Revolution Began: Reconsidering the Meaning of Jesus's Crucifixion
Mike’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Mike’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,357 books
|
101 friends
1,894 books
|
127 friends
70 books
|
192 friends
785 books
|
59 friends
1,223 books
|
233 friends
1,594 books
|
685 friends
246 books
|
27 friends
127 books
|
105 friends
More friends…
Polls voted on by Mike
Lists liked by Mike
