Ryan Dent

“GOD’S GIFT We might wonder why God doesn’t do away with evil and suffering on earth. The answer sounds paradoxical: He can’t—because that would require elimination of all his imagers. But he will at the last day. For evil to be eliminated, Earth and humanity as we know it would have to end. God has a chronology, a plan, for this ultimate development. It could be no other way, given his decision to create time-bound humans as the vehicles for his rule. But in the meantime, we experience the positive wonders of life as well. Though God knew the risk of Eden, he deemed the existence of humankind preferable to our eternal absence. Despite the risk of evil, free will is a wonderful gift. God’s decision was a loving one. Understanding that requires only a consideration of the two alternatives: (1) not having life at all, and (2) being a mindless robot, capable only of obeying commands and responding to programming.”
― Michael S. Heiser, The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible

“We’ve got enough people on Facebook telling us about their perfect lives. We’ve got more celebrities crafting fictional reality lives than we can possibly stand. What we’re missing is people who, when they fail, say, “This too shall post.” We”
― Jon Acuff, Start: Punch Fear in the Face, Escape Average and Do Work That Matters

“helping other people better their lives is way more fun than obsessing about bettering your own. Awesome”
― Jon Acuff, Start: Punch Fear in the Face, Escape Average and Do Work That Matters

“As you guide, you’re going to disappoint people who want your time or your input or your attendance. And often you won’t be able to give it to them. But it’s okay to disappoint people, as long as you make sure you’re disappointing (and guiding) the right people. The biggest lesson for me was to not say yes to things I am ultimately going to say no to.”
― Jon Acuff, Start: Punch Fear in the Face, Escape Average and Do Work That Matters