Brad Herman

“You are hardwired for the pleasure of God. And this works for marriage. Imagine sole sourcing your pleasure receptors to be conditioned habitually to find satisfaction in one person. You build deep-seated emotional, spiritual even biological connection to that one person — this is what you are designed for. Do not build deviant behaviors that cause destruction. Porn is like crack. We can lie to ourselves about it – that we can casually dabble around with it. If you think you are not addicted, try going three weeks without it. You”
― John Crowder, Money. Sex. Beer. God.: Ditching Religion for the Joy of Incarnation

“Prayer, in it's simplest form, is finding out what God wants to do and then asking Him to do it.”
― Graham Cooke, Crafted Prayer: The Joy Of Always Getting Your Prayers Answered

“I have come to understand church as this: the presence of Jesus among His people called out as a spiritual family to pursue His mission on this planet.”
― Neil Cole, Church 3.0: Upgrades for the Future of the Church

“When we are in the darkness, we begin to feel like we have always been there. But it is not true. David reminds himself that God has been faithful in the past; God will be faithful again. He urges himself to put his hope in God because the morning will come.”
― John Eldredge, Moving Mountains: Praying with Passion, Confidence, and Authority