“You can help yourself begin feeling like the masterpiece you are by functioning like the masterpiece you are. God . . . didn’t create you just so you could look good in the mirror, turn heads, stimulate minds, make a lot of money, or make people laugh. He gave you your gifts, personality, and strengths […]
“Your destiny is the customized life calling God has ordained and equipped you to accomplish in order to bring Him the greatest glory and achieve the maximum expansion of His kingdom.”- Dr. Tony Evans “We know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are […]
“A healthy relationship between parent and child moves from dependence to independence. But a healthy relationship with our heavenly Father moves in the opposite direction. Spiritually speaking, we start out in a state of total independence. . . . Spiritual maturity is moving along a continuum toward total dependence on God. . . . It […]
“But the quest for significance is a delicate dance. If I do it by myself for myself, it’s death. If I do it with God for others, it’s life, because whatever I do with God for others does not go back in the box.”- John Ortberg Jesus said, “You are the salt of the earth. […]
“When I survey Scripture, I see God showing up in strange place, at strange times, in strange ways. And I don’t think anything has changed. God certainly won’t contradict Himself, but He is still predictably unpredictable.”- Mark Batterson In Chapter 3 (“The Whispering Spot”) of Whisper, Mark Batterson wants us to be clear about one […]
“When you take your cues from the Holy Spirit, you’ll do some things that will make people think you’re crazy. So be it. Obey the whisper and see what God does.”- Mark Batterson “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is […]
“Unlike egotism, the drive to significance is a simple extension of the creative impulse of God that gave us being. . . . We were built to count, as water is made to run downhill. We are placed in a specific context to count in ways that no one else does. That is our destiny.”- […]
“Shattered dreams often become the unexpected doorways to a destiny we could never appreciate without them. God has an amazing ability to turn our sin into something that will be used to build his kingdom when we turn completely away from our sin.”- Os Hillman In Chapter 9 (“Stage 2:Character Building”) of The Joseph Calling, […]
“I want to help readers reconcile adversity and crisis with destiny and purpose. . . . When we understand God’s processes, we’re more likely to embrace his truths, and subsequently desire a deeper relationship with him.” – Os Hillman In his brief foreword to Os Hillman’s latest book, The Joseph Calling, Gunnar Olson states Mr. […]
Detours (B & H Books, 2017) Detours: The Unpredictable Path to Your Destiny is the most recent book from Dr. Evans, founding and senior pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas. The word detour implies there’s a destination, or destiny. Specifically, destiny involves bringing glory to God as “people come into contact with Him […]
“Sometimes you need some negative potential in your experience to take you further than you would go on your own.”- Dr. Tony Evans In Chapter 16 (“The Path of Detours”) of Detours, Dr. Tony Evans observes that while everyone appears to want a blessing, few want development. Yet, for Joseph to fulfill his role as […]
“The key to your spiritual success is focus (emphasis author’s).”- Dr. Tony Evans As Dr. Tony Evans concludes Chapter 13 of Detours, he reminds you of the need to maintain focus on the right perspective as you meander though detours to your destiny. Even though you quite possibly feel removed from purpose, passion, and peace, […]