“You can’t go to the cross with just your head and not your heart. It doesn’t work that way. Calvary’s not a mental trip. It’s not an intellectual exercise. It’s not a divine calculation or a cold theological principle. . . . God, may we never be so ‘educated,’ may we never be so ‘mature,’ […]
“God, meanwhile, never enters a shouting match with Satan. Truth need not scream. He stands permanently, quietly, pleading, ever present. No tricks, no side shows, no temptations, just open proof.”- Max Lucado “A third time [Pilate] said to [the crowd], ‘Why? What evil has he done? I have found in him no guilt deserving death. […]
“All [a Roman centurion] did was see Jesus suffer. He only witnessed the way he died. . . . [Luke 23:47] says the rubber of faith meets the road of reality under hardship. It says the trueness of one’s belief is revealed in pain. Genuineness and character are unveiled in misfortune.”- Max Lucado “The centurion, […]
“All of us are signing on Jesus’ credit card. And it also makes me smile to think that there is a grinning ex-con walking the golden streets who knows more about grace than a thousand theologians. No one would have given him a prayer. But in the end that is all he had. And in […]
“Any serious study of the Christian claim is, at its essence, a study of the cross. To accept or reject Christ without a careful examination of Calvary is like deciding on a car without looking at the engine. Being religious without knowing the cross is like owning a Mercedes with no motor. Pretty package, but […]
“Any reading of God’s Word with a performance-based, do-to-be-tree mentality instantly veils our spiritual sight. . . . While we diligently, fearfully try to keep the law, we miss the greater thins that Jesus wants us to see.”- Alan Wright “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, […]
“Repentance is more that turning from sin — it’s repositioning ourselves to look with Jesus. The Old Testament word for ‘repent’ (shub) means simply ‘turn.’ When you let your heart turn in the same direction as Jesus is facing, you’re repenting of your own view and taking His.”- Alan Wright Alan Wright concludes Chapter 13 […]
“Pausing reminds us of our humanity and puts us in touch with our need for Jesus, our need for better vision. . . . To pause but not connect to Christ leads to self-absorption rather than authentic hope. Likewise, to try to see as Jesus does without attaching to Him is futile.”- Alan Wright Alan […]
“Ordinary moments become holy moments when we pause to be with Jesus and see through His eyes. To practice pausing and asking for revelation is to invite Sabbath-like moments into our lives — morning, noon, and night.”- Alan Wright “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in […]
“If you read the David and Goliath story as if it’s about you facing your giants, you’ll probably just feel discouraged and ashamed of your own cowardice. But if you see the story as Jesus does — a story of His saving work — you’ll revel in Christ’s defeat of Satan and find yourself whooping […]
“To read the Bible as an owner’s manual is as silly and uneventful as reading Cinderella as a formula for handling tough times. . . . Begin to envision the Bible from Jesus’ eyes — a mystical, high drama, romantic rescue story where readers are shocked by grace and weep at the fulfillment of humanity’s […]
“A lot of people view the Bible like . . . an essential, God-inspired instruction manual. Indeed, God’s Word is chock-full of timeless wisdom, spiritual principles, and clear directions for healthy living. But if we think of the Scriptures as a collection of guidelines, we’ll not cherish the Word of God. . . . Instruction […]