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don’t polish brass on a sinking ship, let alone repair the hole in the hull and fire up the engines, if “we lose down here” (as one major Christian leader recently insisted).
“What is the chief end of preaching? I like to think it is this. It is to give men and women a sense of God and His presence.”
― Preaching and Preachers
― Preaching and Preachers
“One negative side of grief is that it focuses us inward upon ourselves, often leading to lapses of patience and gentleness with those around us.”
― Grieving: Your Path Back to Peace
― Grieving: Your Path Back to Peace
“I learned that we must obey in faith before we feel better or different. At this time, though, obeying in faith, to me, felt like throwing myself off a cliff. Faith that endures is heroic, not sentimental. And”
― The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert: An English Professor's Journey into Christian Faith
― The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert: An English Professor's Journey into Christian Faith
“Spiritual pride is the illusion that we are competent to run our own lives, achieve our own sense of self-worth and find a purpose big enough to give us meaning in life without God.”
― The Freedom of Self Forgetfulness
― The Freedom of Self Forgetfulness
“Most people do not feel the full force of their loss and the emotional toll it will exact for a good four to six months after the loss. Many report that the fifth, sixth, and seventh months are the darkest and most difficult. Of course, in our society you are expected to be “over it” in about two weeks and back to work, ready to put it all behind you. Our society really doesn’t handle grief very well. In”
― Grieving: Your Path Back to Peace
― Grieving: Your Path Back to Peace
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