How to Stay Standing Alli Patterson published How to Stay Standing: 3 Essential Practices for Building a Faith That Lasts in 2023. Alli holds a master’s degree in Biblical Studies from Dallas Theological Seminary. In addition, she serves as a teaching pastor at Crossroads Church in Cincinnati, OH. When everything is fine, Alli observes, no […]
“You need a robust view of risk if you’re going to live a robust life of faith. . . . You take risks all the time — the trick is to get really good at identifying the risks that God is putting in front of you. The risks you take on God himself are the […]
“Faith always involves risk, and God wants you to take a risk on Him because He knows He’s dependable. . . . So even though He’s invisible to your eyes, you have His written Word. . . . He creates opportunities for you to take a risk on what He’s said. Oftentimes, He does that […]
“Only God sees into the brains and neurons and knows what raw material we all wrestle with. The goal is for you to take what counts as a risk for you, one step at a time, starting with where you are. God makes the call. We roll the dice. We make the move.”- John Ortberg […]
“There are so many unknowns. . . . Risk is the only way forward.”- John Piper, Risk is Right: Better to Lose Your Life Than to Waste It (Crossway, 2013) In Chapter 8 (“When Waiting Is Risky”) of Still Waiting, Ann Swindell notes the consequences of her failure to risk. First, Ann’s fear coerced he […]
“When you’re doing something you really like, you won’t be afraid to experiment and give things a try even if it means failure.”- Tom Eggebrecht Tom Eggebrecht writes in Chapter 3 (“Do What You Like”) of Fully and Creatively Alive that your passion about something makes others catch the fire as well. Consequently, create something because […]
“Our generation desperately needs to rediscover the difference between praying for and praying through.”- Mark Batterson Mark Batterson begins Chapter 4 (“Praying Through”) of The Circle Maker with a discussion of a branch of history called counterfactual theory. Pastor Batterson notes that counterfactual theorists ask (1) what if questions and (2) what are key footnotes […]