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The word 'christian' means different things to different people. To one person it means a stiff, upright, inflexible way of life, colorless and unbending. To another it means a risky, surprised-filled adventure, lived tiptoe at the edge of expectation...If we get our information from the biblical material, there is no doubt that the Christian life is a dancing, leaping, daring life.
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All the persons of faith I know are sinners, doubters, uneven performers. We are secure not because we are sure of ourselves but because we trust that God is sure of us.
The life of faith is a daily exploration of the constant and countless ways in which Gods grace and love are expereinced
No life of faith can be lived privately. There must be overflow into the lives of others.
The way of Jesus cannot be imposed or mapped — it requires an active participation in following Jesus as he leads us through sometimes strange and unfamiliar territory, in circumstances that become clear only in the hesitations and questionings, in the pauses and reflections where we engage in prayerful conversation with one another and with him.
The vocation of pastor has been replaced by the strategies of religious entrepreneurs with business plans.
It is easier to find guides, someone to tell you what to do, than someone to be with you in a discerning, prayerful companionship as you work it out yourself. This is what spiritual direction is
Worship does not satisfy our hunger for God; it whets our appetite.
When we sin and mess up our lives, we find that God doesn't go off and leave us- he enters into our trouble and saves us.
My job is not to solve people's problems or make them happy, but to help them see the grace operating in their lives.
You're here to be LIGHT... Shine! Be generous with your lives.
