Without Exposure To Potential Failure, There Is

I Believe That The Real Difference In The American Church Is Not Between Conservatives And Liberals, Fundamentalists And Charismatics, Nor Between Republicans And Democrats. The Real Difference Is Between The Aware And The Unaware.

At Sunday Worship, As In Every Dimension Of Our Existence, Many Of Us Pretend To Believe We Are Sinners. Consequently, All We Can Do Is Pretend We Have Been Forgiven. As A Result, Our Whole Spiritual Life Is Pseudo-repentance And Pseudo-bliss.

We Should Be Astonished At The Goodness Of God, Stunned That He Should Bother To Call Us By Name, Our Mouths Wide Open At His Love, Bewildered That At This Very Moment We Are Standing On Holy Ground.

I Asked For Wonder, And He Gave It To Me.

If Asked Whether I Am Finally Letting God Love Me, Just As I Am, I Would Answer, 'no, But I'm Trying.