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May you learn to see your self with the same delight, pride, and expectation with which God sees you in every moment.
“Here’s what I’ve noticed in these times of erosion: Our natural inclination toward self-preservation makes us want to get out of the pit as soon as possible. Of course, that’s a natural, instinctive, human reaction. But I’d suggest we can take a different posture. You see, as more and more of us is stripped away, what is lying at the bottom of the pit are gold bars that will shape the rest of our lives. They are often the most important things that God is looking to teach us. So instead of a posture that says, “God, get me out of here as quickly as possible,” we step fully into the process and say, “God, don’t let me leave this place until I’ve learned what it is you have to teach.”
― Leading Kingdom Movements
― Leading Kingdom Movements
“If you ask fear if something is going to work, the answer will always be no. Fear”
― Start: Punch Fear in the Face, Escape Average and Do Work That Matters
― Start: Punch Fear in the Face, Escape Average and Do Work That Matters
“Christianity will regain its moral authority when it starts emphasizing social sin in equal measure with individual (read “body-based”) sin and weave them both into a seamless garment of love and truth.”
― Redeeming Sex: Naked Conversations About Sexuality and Spirituality
― Redeeming Sex: Naked Conversations About Sexuality and Spirituality
“But this appreciation for diversity—meaning an appreciation of others who are different—can also devolve into pluralism, meaning an acceptance of different religious and value systems as equally valid.36 It takes intellectual, social, and worldview maturity to be committed to one belief system while simultaneously recognizing the value of other belief systems. Not all young people (or adults) have this maturity. Thus”
― Growing Young: Six Essential Strategies to Help Young People Discover and Love Your Church
― Growing Young: Six Essential Strategies to Help Young People Discover and Love Your Church
“Years from now when my kids are older, they’ll probably think of Jesus whenever they even smell a Goldfish cracker. I’m sure this is a kid thing, not just a Christian thing, but on about fifty-one Sundays of the year, that’s what they have for snack. And at our church, if your kid cries a ton, before they flash their number on the video screen in the sanctuary asking you to come get them, they put them in a wagon, pull them around, and stuff them full of Goldfish. It’s like this little red wagoned parade of wailing in the halls. Eyes streaming tears, mouth full of fish, tiny hands clutching the side of the “Bye Bye Buggy,” counting the minutes until a parent can come rescue them. Good times.”
― Stuff Christians Like: Sometimes the Stuff That Comes with Faith Is Funny
― Stuff Christians Like: Sometimes the Stuff That Comes with Faith Is Funny
Ryan Dent’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Ryan Dent’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
358 books
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114 friends
267 books
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63 friends
41 books
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132 friends
365 books
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82 friends
1,109 books
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137 friends
103 books
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44 friends
984 books
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108 friends
389 books
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93 friends
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