It is very unusual for me, but right now I’m re-reading Desiring God by John Piper. It’s really good stuff, but it is different than a lot of stuff I’ve been reading, and am currently listening to. I wish I could get in a room with N.T. Wright, Brian McLaren, and John Piper and ask them some questions…
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These two quotes are from “Velvet Elvis” by Rob Bell, which you should go out and buy right now. p, 144 God‚Äôs strength, not mine. God‚Äôs power, not mine. So what does this mean for the Christian life? To begin, Christians are people learning who they are in Christ. We are being taught about our…
What is Sin?
Your job is the relentless pursuit of who God has made you to be. And anything else you do is sin and you need to repent of it. From p. 114, Velvet Elvis, by Rob Bell
Done with One Book, Onto Another
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The Divine Conspiracy Quote – Tin Man
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Quote, I Think from Ragamuffin Gospel?
He who is alone with his sins is utterly alone. it may be that Christians, not withstanding corporate worship, common prayer, and all their fellowship in service, may still be left to their loneliness. The final breakthrough to fellowship does not occur because, though they have fellowship with one another as believers and as devout…
Another Quote from the Ragamuffin Gospel
The way we are with each other is the truest test of our faith. How I treat a brother or sister from day to day, how I react to the sin-scarred wino on the street, how I respond to interruptions from people I dislike, how I deal with normal people in their normal confusion on…