“Most of us have prayed [the Lord’s Prayer] in some way before. If we’re honest with ourselves, we’ll admit that we might have said the right words but our hearts were praying something altogether different. And understandably so, because forgiveness is a crucifixion.”- Rich Villodas In Chapter 8 (“The Gift of Forgiveness: Honestly Breaking the […]
“This infinite distance between God and God, this supreme tearing apart, this agony beyond all others, this marvel of love, is the crucifixion. Nothing can be further from God than that which has been made accursed.”- Simone Weil, Waiting for God “I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore, choose life.”- […]
“Every now and then a man’s mind is stretched by a new idea or sensation, and never shrinks back to its former dimensions.”- Oliver Wendell Holmes Mark Batterson concludes Chapter 3 of The Grave Robber by stating that the single greatest miracle is the forgiveness of our sins, made possible through the crucifixion and resurrection […]