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And it is in this active conformity of his will with the divine will in love, that the contemplative begins to know God and himself with a new, more intimate knowledge and understanding. Before he begins to experience this closer intimacy
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“Likewise, if we care for others' salvation, we will expend ourselves in ministry to them-in prayer, in service, and in witness. If we are not willing to be wearied-if we do not find ourselves sometimes needing a rest from our labors-then we are not likely to accomplish much in Christian ministry.”
― Jesus the Evangelist: Learning to Share the Gospel from the Book of John
― Jesus the Evangelist: Learning to Share the Gospel from the Book of John
“Need-love cries to God from our poverty; Gift-love longs to serve, or even to suffer for, God; Appreciative love says: “We give thanks to thee for thy great glory.”
― The Four Loves
― The Four Loves
“Alexander Maclaren writes: "This man, before he was four-and-twenty hours a disciple, had made another. Some of you have been disciples for as many years, and have never even tried to make one."3”
― Jesus the Evangelist: Learning to Share the Gospel from the Book of John
― Jesus the Evangelist: Learning to Share the Gospel from the Book of John
“God's love never says, "I don't want to change you." Because God's love is holy, He intends to change us by loving means, so that we will become the holy people we were always meant to be.”
― Jesus the Evangelist: Learning to Share the Gospel from the Book of John
― Jesus the Evangelist: Learning to Share the Gospel from the Book of John
“Men and women of faith should be the first to argue that God does not need federal funds to do his work. When they get involved in charitable work, it’s usually with the knowledge that a change of heart will often do more than a welfare check to conquer poverty. They focus on changing hearts, one heart at a time.”
― For the Least of These: A Biblical Answer to Poverty
― For the Least of These: A Biblical Answer to Poverty
Paul’s 2025 Year in Books
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12 friends
2 books
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144 books
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72 friends
534 books
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50 friends
185 books
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395 books
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15 books
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336 books
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24 friends
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