The Bible isn’t full of clean, happy living. You could argue that it’s a book more full of tears than smiles. It’s full of God working for the good of his people in the mess brought about by sin and death. God is with his people through
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“Human beings are always assigning to themselves some kind of identity. There are only two places to look. Either you will be getting your identity vertically, from who you are in Christ, or you will be shopping for it horizontally in the situations, experiences, and relationships of your daily life. This”
― Dangerous Calling: Confronting the Unique Challenges of Pastoral Ministry
― Dangerous Calling: Confronting the Unique Challenges of Pastoral Ministry
“I wonder if being angrily shouted at or arrogantly debated with has ever swayed a single person? Are human hearts moved by being ridiculed and mocked? When people fling accusations with the presumption of knowing another person’s intentions, what possible outcome could they be hoping for? Who would ever move to their enemy’s camp under such treatment?”
― Capital Gaines: Smart Things I Learned Doing Stupid Stuff
― Capital Gaines: Smart Things I Learned Doing Stupid Stuff
“I discovered an astonishing truth: God is attracted to weakness. He can’t resist those who humbly and honestly admit how desperately they need him. Our weakness, in fact, makes room for his power.”
― Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire: What Happens When God's Spirit Invades the Heart of His People
― Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire: What Happens When God's Spirit Invades the Heart of His People
“Pain is a part of progress. Anything that grows experiences some pain. If I avoid all pain, I’m avoiding growth.”
― Leadership Pain: The Classroom for Growth
― Leadership Pain: The Classroom for Growth
“There is no one we swindle more than we swindle ourselves. There is no one we run to defend more than we do ourselves. And like every other spiritually blind person, Joe was blind to his blindness.”
― Dangerous Calling: Confronting the Unique Challenges of Pastoral Ministry
― Dangerous Calling: Confronting the Unique Challenges of Pastoral Ministry
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