“If [the woman caught in adultery] was defined by her sin, it would make sin the ultimate power and authority. But God is the ultimate power and authority, and she was defined by his love. All of that became a reality to her because Jesus showed her compassion instead of condemnation.”- Kyle Idleman As Kyle […]
“My dear friends, you will never see the tree of life aright unless you first look at the cross. . . . Thus, then, Jesus Christ hanging on the cross is the tree of life in its wintertime.”- Charles Spurgeon, The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit Series (1911) “Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he […]
“When we cry out for grace, we’re often already getting it, but it’s not the grace of release; it’s the grace of rescue and transformation, because that’s the grace we really need.”- Paul David Tripp Paul David Tripp continues Chapter 12 of Suffering with the second reason to hope in the middle of our suffering. […]
“The speed at which we travel is exciting but also problematic. I have discovered that a hurried life leads to an unexamined and disconnected life. Hurry kills intimacy with God, with family, and with friends.”- Carey Nieuwhof Carey Nieuwhof concludes Chapter 6 of Didn’t See It Coming as he discusses ways to foster the art […]
“The good news is, no matter how shaky your heart-foundation might be, every person is wired up for electricity at birth. When God fashioned and created you, He wired Himself into the framework of your being . . .”- Christa Black Gifford Christa Black Gifford continues Chapter 1 of Heart Made Whole as she offers a […]
“Jesus is moving the whole question of genuine goodness from the external to the internal. He is taking us back to motive.”- John Eldredge John Eldredge concludes the Winter section of Walking with God as he returns to something very basic to our pursuit of God and the transformation He desires in our lives. We […]
“God is not just after behavior modification (as in, stop it), but real and deep and lasting change.”- John Eldredge “How blessed is God! And what a blessing he is! He’s the Father of our Master, Jesus Christ, and takes us to the high places of blessing in him. Long before he laid down the […]
“We are made for intimacy with God. He wants intimacy with us. That intimacy requires communication. God speaks to His people.”- John Eldredge “Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the LORD […]
“Jesus is holiness with a face.”- Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth “But we know that when [Christ] appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.”- 1 John 3:2 In Chapter 4 (“The Face of Holiness”) of Holiness, Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth notes that holiness becomes a burden when we strive and struggle […]
“It’s the quantum physics of God: Your one broken heart always splits God’s hear in two. You never cry alone.”- Ann Voskamp In Chapter 4 (“How to Break Your Heart in Two”) of The Broken Way, Ann Voskamp notes that times occur when you forget there’s any light in living or in your soul. Remembering […]
“Try again. Try again. Fail better.”- Samuel Beckett Pastor Tom Eggebrecht writes in Chapter 9 (“Help People” of Fully and Creatively Alive that the way to improve any relationship involves honoring the other person’s dreams. Therefore, first determine what the other person wants to do, become, or achieve. Next, help them do it. Tom strongly […]
“Resilience . . . the grace to remain strong after going through something that almost breaks you.”- Ron Luce “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”- Philippians 4:13 (NKJV) Ron Luce, president and founder of Teen Mania Ministries, wrote Resilience in response to a plane crash that took the lives of four […]