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  • The intercession of Christ

    “Even if we believed fully in the doctrine of justification and knew all our sins were totally forgiven, we would not come to Christ gladly if he were an austere Savior. But his posture right now as he is in heaven, his disposition, his deepest desire, is to pour his heart out on our behalf…

  • Only two kinds of people according to C.S. Lewis

    “There are only two kinds of people: those who say to God, ‘Thy will be done,’ and those to whom God says, ‘All right, then, have it your way.’” – C.S. Lewis via Twitter

  • “No matter how …”

    No matter how deep your theological knowledge is, no matter how comprehensive your biblical literacy is and no matter how extensive your ministry experience is, you still are in need of God’s amazing grace. Paul David Tripp via Twitter

  • “Today I don’t want to.”

    Bruce Wayne : People are dying, Alfred. What would you have me do? Alfred Pennyworth : Endure, Master Wayne. Take it. They’ll hate you for it, but that’s the point of Batman, he can be the outcast. He can make the choice that no one else can make, the right choice. Bruce Wayne : Well today I found out…

  • “We always know or it wouldn’t be penance.”

    Dr. Joan Watson : Do you close yourself off to people and deny yourself things that might bring you pleasure not because it makes you a better investigator, but because it’s some sort of penance?Sherlock Holmes : Penance?Dr. Joan Watson : For what happened in London, being addicted. I don’t know, I guess it just…

  • “A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder.”

    “A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder.” – Thomas Carlyle Seen as a daily quote in a Full Focus Planner

  • “Once the creator of the universe has forgiven you, there is no greater judge than He.”

    I believe I heard this during the “Walk in Peace” sermon, Part 8 of the Wisdom & Folly Series, from David McConnell. Not 100% sure on the source. But it still stuck with me.

  • You are no saint

    “You are no saint,” says the devil. Well if I am not, I’m a sinner, and Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners. – Charles Spurgeon via Instagram

  • But since no one was listening

    “Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But since no one was listening, everything must be said again.” — André Gide First read this in Austin Kleon’s book Steal Like An Artist. It registered when I read it then. It was a perfect tagline for this site when I was considering that.

  • We need to understand the experience of deconstructors

    I think there are two things we need to do. We need to understand the experience of deconstructors. We should understand the trauma of these experiences. But I wanna say something else. We should all be deconstructing our faith. We’d better do it. Because our faith becomes a culture, a culture so webbed into the…