“Jesus . . . know everyone has an Eden heart. It’s where we come from, our true home. It’s what every human being is trying to recover . . . with or without the King. . . . As we seek to convert our unconverted places and take hold of the strength that prevails, we […]
“Jesus understands both our intense longing for life to be good again and the proven abilities of our enemy to lure us into false relief — which inevitably fails, making us vulnerable to a loss of heart and of faith. This will play out on a cultural level, but the vast majority will take place […]
“Parts of you seem well-inhabited by God. The rest of you seems practically pagan. . . . How can these parts exist in the same human being? Because we are like stained glass — beautiful even in our brokenness, but made up of many fragments.”- John Eldredge “For I do not understand my own actions. […]
“I think much of the testing and the Falling Away takes place very subtly in the heart. It’s the small turns from God toward our other comforters, the quiet feelings of being disgruntled with him, the early stages of Desolation — this is how much of the testing plays out. But it has momentum like […]
“Changing character, as far as the brain is concerned, means attaching in new and better ways. . . . Salvation through a new, loving attachment to God that changes our identities would be a very relational way to understand our salvation. We would be both saved and transformed through attachment love from, to, and with […]
“Endurance — the dividing line between those who make it through any sort of trial and those who don’t. Hang on, don’t get discouraged — this isn’t just gutting it out. Not at all. The beautiful resilience Jesus offers us comes from his resources; endurance is imparted to us.”- John Eldredge “By your endurance you […]
“God can handle your anger, disappointment, even bitterness. But walking away from Jesus is forsaking your only hope out of heartache.”- John Eldredge “But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all things . . . and to stand before the Son of Man.”- Luke 21:36 (ESV) In Chapter […]
“Knowing your moment matters. Knowing where you are in the story is critical for your survival. Every moment is not like another. . . . Jesus wants you to know where you are.”- John Eldredge “You fools! You know how to interpret the weather signs of the earth and sky, but you don’t know how […]
“The great alarm the Scriptures are sounding is that our longing for life to be good again will be the battleground for our heart. How you shepherd this precious longing, and if you shepherd it at all, will determine your fate in this life and in the life to come.”- John Eldredge (emphasis author’s) “Be […]
“One of the most remarkable things about human beings is how resilient we can be. . . . Yet one of the most surprising things about human beings is how that resilience can evaporate in a moment. One day the resources we have to sustain the Primal Drive for Life simply run out.”- John Eldredge […]
“The epicenter of our being is the deep longing to aspire for things that bring us life, to plan for those things, to take hold of them, to enjoy them, and start the cycle over as we aspire toward new things. This is the essential craving for life given to us by God. Let’s call […]
Help is Here: Finding Fresh Strength . . . Max Lucado titles his latest book Help is Here: Finding Fresh Strength and Purpose in the Power of the Holy Spirit (Thomas Nelson, 2022). Currently, Max serves as Teaching Minister of Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas. Most significantly, Pastor Lucado asserts, it’s not God’s […]