Rejection, disapproval, or abuse by God’s people can be devastating because if you and I are not careful, we may confuse God’s people with God. And God’s people don’t always act like God’s people should.
“Theology very naturally follows belief, but belief very rarely follows judgment.”
― Interrupted: When Jesus Wrecks Your Comfortable Christianity
― Interrupted: When Jesus Wrecks Your Comfortable Christianity
“Those who insist on preserving yesterday when today has already swept it away like sand on a beach lose the opportunity to guide the present. Rather they insist on resisting the present to the point that it simply fails to notice them anymore. It is a choice whether to run the risk of becoming part of a comfortable but insignificant cult in a society that is passing or participate in the efforts of a society that is rushing to regain its balance in a headwind of major proportions.”
― Between the Dark and the Daylight: Embracing the Contradictions of Life
― Between the Dark and the Daylight: Embracing the Contradictions of Life
“Love has won infinitely more converts than theology. The first believers were drawn to Christ’s mercy long before they understood His divinity. That brings us back to the overemphasis on Sunday morning as the front door: If love is the most effective way—and the Bible says it is—then how much genuine love can one pastor show an entire congregation? His bandwidth is not wide enough; this is a crippling, impossible burden. When he fails to connect with every person (which he will), the congregation becomes disgruntled because he can’t fulfill what should have been their mission. Nor can a random group of strangers standing in a church lobby offer legitimate community to some sojourner who walks in the door.”
― Interrupted: When Jesus Wrecks Your Comfortable Christianity
― Interrupted: When Jesus Wrecks Your Comfortable Christianity
“Everything new is not the end of the world. Instead, it is the beginning of a new way of being alive that is based on the past but has already grown beyond it.”
― Between the Dark and the Daylight: Embracing the Contradictions of Life
― Between the Dark and the Daylight: Embracing the Contradictions of Life
“At a point where I finally had nothing to give anyone, I reached out, and there He was. When I opened my eyes to the awareness that faith is not something I have to muster up or reach on tiptoes to grasp, but accept as God continually pursues, it was here my faith came alive.”
― Choosing Real: An Invitation to Celebrate When Life Doesn't Go as Planned
― Choosing Real: An Invitation to Celebrate When Life Doesn't Go as Planned
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