Death Is The Prerequisite To Resurrection, The

Solitude Is The One Place Where We Can Gain Freedom From The Forces Of Society That Will Otherwise Relentlessly Mold Us. Solitude Requires Relentless Perseverance.

The Bible Does Not Say You Are God’s Appliance; It Says You Are His Masterpiece. Appliances Get Mass-produced.

I Hate How Hard Spiritual Transformation Is And How Long It Takes. I Hate Thinking About How Many People Have Gone To Church For Decades And Remain Joyless Or Judgmental Or Bitter Or Superior.

How Hard Is It For God To Get Your Attention? Do You Regularly Practice Turning Aside In Your Day? That Is, Taking A Moment To Listen To God- Because God, Through The Holy Spirit, Really Is Speaking, Because We Know, Every Place Is Filled With The Presence Of God. There Is Not An Inch Of Space, Not A Moment Of Time, That God Does Not Inhabit.

True Joy, As It Turns Out, Comes Only To Those Who Have Devoted Their Lives To Something Greater Than Personal Happiness. This Is Most Visible In Extraordinary Lives, In Saints And Martyrs. But It Is No Less True For Ordinary People Like Us.