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Too many Christians are living in a house of fear and not in the house of love.

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My trust in God flows out of the experience of his loving me, day in and day out, whether the day is stormy or fair, whether I'm sick or in good healt...more

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By and large, the gospel of grace is neither proclaimed, understood, nor lived.

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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 hav...more

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The dominant characteristic of an authentic spiritual life is the gratitude that flows from trust - not only for all the gifts that I receive from God...more

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Ruthless trust ultimately comes down to this: faith in the person of Jesus and hope in his promise.

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we unwittingly project onto God our own attitudes and feelings toward ourselves... But we cannot assume that He feels about us the way we feel about o...more

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Live in the wisdom of accepted tenderness. Tenderness awakens within the security of knowing we are thoroughly and sincerely liked by someone...Script...more

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Define yourself radically as one beloved by God. This is the true self. Every other identity is illusion.

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In Love's service, only wounded soldiers can serve.

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But if I've learned anything about the world of grace, it's that failure is always a chance for a do-over.

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The way of trust is a movement into obscurity, into the undefined, into ambiguity, not into some predetermined, clearly delineated plan for the future...more

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One of the the loveliest lines I have ever read comes from Brother Roger, the Prior of the Protestant monks of Taize, France: 'Assured of your salvati...more

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Jesus was victorious not because he never flinched, talked back, or questioned, but having flinched, talked back, and questioned, he remained faithful...more

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The gospel of grace nullifies our adulation of televangelists, charismatic superstars, and local church heroes. It obliterates the two-class citizensh...more