“The terrible thing, the almost impossible thing, is to hand over your whole self–all your wishes and precautions–to Christ. But it is far easier than what we are all trying to do instead.” -C.S. Lewis
Over the years I’ve come to realize, the most valuable thing on earth among humankind is a love for Jesus.
Read John 8:31-36. Last post from the book of John we saw Jesus speaking to the crowd and right at the end of that passage, Jesus talks about being lifted up, a reference to his being lifted up… Read More
Do you want a happy, healthy, long life? It’s amazingly unsurprising how this lines up with what Jesus commanded us. Excellent article via Eric J. Swanson » What makes for a happy and healthy life?. For over 75… Read More
“I had spoken hastily and resentfully. Yet I knew that this was no way to solve a problem. ‘You must not harbor anger,’ I admonished myself. ‘You must be willing to suffer the anger of the opponent, and… Read More
“Imagine a church where every single person without exception comes to consume, to get something–from others. They are there, every single one of them, to receive, and not one would get what they came for. “Now imagine a… Read More
Henry Nouwen Dave Teixeira introduced us to Henry Nouwen with these words: “Henry was a guy who taught at Harvard and Yale. He was this very renowned professor. This person who lived in high and elite places. But
The Disgusting Thing This Guy Did For His Daughter I read about a guy today who gave up on love. In the third grade he decided “love was for girls,” which might be kind of funny except… Read More
“Love is always attached to vulnerability. Love will always make you weaker and more powerless, than you were before you loved. Some of you understand this. Some of you know this to be true because this is your… Read More
Things I Heard In Church: This amazing quote about the way Joseph responded to the brutal cruelty shown to him by his brothers.
Things You Should Know About The Author Of This Blog: On A Scale Of 1-10…
I recently had this conversation with my son Nate. Nate: “Dad, on a scale of one to ten, how important do you feel it is, for you to be right?” Me: “Is there an eleven?”
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Posted on May 11, 2016 by Kurt Bennett
Bible Commentary, Things You Should Know About The Author Of This Blog
Christian, Christian living, Christian pride, difficult people, Humility, love, pride, prideful, stubborn