It is particularly noticeable that such a ‘responsible reappraisal’ always begins the moment serious difficulties appear. We then speak as though we no longer had a ‘proper joy and certainty’ about [our faith], or, still worse, as though God and his Word were no longer as clearly present with us as they used to be.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
When we can hardly find any instances of our favorite theological category in the whole of the four Gospels, we need to be wary of how important our own interpretations and theological favorites are.
@scotmcknight, “The King Jesus Gospel”
What the gospel does is show us that Jesus’ life from a purely earthly point of view ended in failure—and yet, because he committed himself in total obedience and love to his father, he was raised by the father to glory as the first fruits of a new creation.
Lesslie Newbigin
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Opening Day.

Pressing my hands against my eyes is not praying, and reading about [God’s] presence is not living in it.
Henri Nouwen
Without the singleminded attentiveness of prayer we will rarely hear anything worth repeating or catch a vision worth asking anyone else to gaze upon.
Westerhoff and Eusden
If you preach the Gospel in all aspects with the exception of the issues which deal specifically with your time you are not preaching the Gospel at all.
Martin Luther
You’ll never know who you can trust until you trust them.
Andy Stanley
Reconciliation…is more than deliverance from guilt. It is a calling to emulate God’s character.
John De Gruchy
Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them—work, family, health, friends and spirit—and you are keeping all of these in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls—family, health, friends, and spirit—are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged, or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.
Brian Dyson