“The goal of Christian rhythm is to deepen our knowledge of God and become more familiar with His character and with His works.”- Lina AbuJamra “But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me.”- Psalm 131:2 (ESV) Lina AbuJamra concludes […]
“God is bigger than big, but that’s a little intimidating if left by its lonesome. The good news? There is a theological counterbalance to that bigness. It’s called the immanence of God. God is closer than close.”- Mark Batterson, Whisper This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says: “In repentance and […]
“Pretending away reality never makes thing better. It just causes you to implode on the inside while smiling on the outside. That’s no way to live. Sometimes to get your life back, you have to face the death of what you thought your life would look like.”- Lysa TerKeurst In Chapter 1 (“Between Two Gardens”) […]
“Is God’s voice the loudest voice in your life? That’s the question. If the answer is no, that’s the problem.”- Mark Batterson, Whisper “They [the Emmaus disciples] said to each other, ‘Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened the Scriptures?’ “- Luke 24:32 (ESV) […]
Whisper: How to Hear the Voice of God (Multnomah, 2017)
“But here’s my caution: don’t be so focused on getting out of difficult circumstances that you don’t get anything out of them. Sometimes the very circumstances we’re trying to change are the very circumstances God is using to change us. . . . listen carefully to what God is saying during the tough times (emphasis […]
“But when God wants to be heard, when what He has to say is too important to miss, He often speaks in a whisper just above the absolute threshold of hearing. The question of course is why. And how. And when and where (emphasis author’s).”- Mark Batterson “Just because you can’t hear a sound doesn’t […]
“Oceans will part, nations come, at the whisper of Your call. Hope will rise, glory shown, in my life Your will be done.”- Hillsong United “When you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you saying, ‘This is the way; walk in it.’ “- Isaiah 30:21 (NIV) […]
“Simplified living requires more than just organizing your closets or cleaning out your desk drawer. It requires uncluttering your soul.”- Bill Hybels As Bill Hybels continues Chapter 1 of Simplify, he emphasizes we need to examine the core issues that lead us into frenzied living in order to stop doing the things that don’t matter […]