The Bible is not a script for a funeral service, but it is the record of God always bringing life where we expected to find death. Everywhere it is the story of resurrection.

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Wisdom is the art of living skillfully in whatever actual conditions we find ourselves.

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The silence that makes it possible to hear God speak also makes it possible for us to hear the world's words for what they really are - tinny and unconvincing lies

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The life of faith isn't meant for tourists. It's meant for pilgrims.

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One way to define spiritual life is getting so tired and fed up with yourself you go on to something better, which is following Jesus.

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There are no experts in the company of Jesus. We are all beginners, necessarily followers, because we don’t know where we are going.

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The life of faith is a daily exploration of the constant and countless ways in which Gods grace and love are expereinced

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No life of faith can be lived privately. There must be overflow into the lives of others.

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If you don't take a Sabbath, something is wrong. You're doing too much, you're being too much in charge. You've got to quit, one day a week, and just watch what God is doing when you're not doing anything.

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Real faith is refined in the fires and storms of pain.

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