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There's so much more of these it’s not even funny. I want to say I’ll update how much more life changing this book is after class discussions in the spring. But I’m probably gonna be too overwhelmed to do that . But just know now. IT IS! Thank You God! All I have is gratitude I’m telling You. ALL I have. I don’t deserve You. I’m so broken and yet You still want and love me. Now how can that be? Just how?

“Atheists do far less harm than hypocrites" pg127
"Biblical words in anti-biblical ways. It shares with biblical Christianity the same vocabulary but not the same dictionary" pg41
"Our homes are not our castles. Indeed, they are not even ours." Pg100
"God is so merciful to me, a sinner" pg157
And ofc my fav: "love the sinner and hate your own sin" pg32 "If you can't hate your sin, you can't fight your sin" pg124

"Because where God is in your loss matters more to a doubting and cynical world than where God is in your plenty." Pg93
"Idolatry is dangerous— as well as delusional." Pg87
"For your unbelieving neighbors to know the truth of God's love… you must be close enough to be seen in transparent and vulnerable ways." Pg56
"Imagine a world where people fear God more than men and serve God more than comfort" pg. 220

Open and read this book in the beginning of September… a required book that i technically didn’t have to read bc we’d just go over it in class in the spring. Yah I think NOT! I've said it once I’ll say it a million times, it was completely and utterly changed my entire perspective on literally everything. How I approach others, life. Like I just can't. Like some of these quotes have a DEATH GRIP on me now ->

Wow. Wow wow wowwww! GOD! What a book. What a testament of You through the lives of others. This book changed my life completely and fully. And I haven’t even had class discussions on it yet. THATS INSANE! It’s just unreal but shows just how PERFECT God’s timing is. Every. Single. SOLITARY. Time. I NEEDED a book like this after the whole Ava situation in Aug. and poof. A month later I just “decide” to ->