“ In healthy churches, the pastors life, not just his words, sets the tone for the church. James MacDonald
“ If all you are doing is spending time with the struggling members of your church and you are not building proactively into your church's culture, and you are being shortsighted and limiting the effect… James MacDonald
“ At the end of life, each of us must answer the question, Whose story captured my soul? James MacDonald
“ You can't teach a person to love something. But you can get him to feel the heat of your love for something. James MacDonald
“ Reality is God-centered and all human beings are worshipers, whether or not they are conscious of this reality and its implications. James MacDonald
“ If counseling is to be restored to the church, affection must be restored to reflection. If counseling is to be restored to the church, delight in God must be restored to doctrines about God. Savoring… James MacDonald
“ When we shift from personal purity to personal happiness, we lose biblical hope because we are not focusing on God's agenda, we are focusing on our own. God's agenda is guaranteed on our agenda is not… James MacDonald
“ In a society where rationality has ruled so long, the church frequently fails to see that in forsaking the weekly pursuit of the transcendent, we have given up the only ground that was uniquely ours i… James MacDonald
“ Church leaders raised on rationalism lead ministries where the supernatural, the Vertical, is suppressed and where God Himself is at best an observer and certainly seldom, if ever, and obvious partici… James MacDonald
“ The entity God created to traffic His transcendence has fallen far from its mission when it chooses instead to traffic what can be found on any street corner or at the local mall. You may ask, "But ho… James MacDonald
“ Let God Himself be the main attraction at church again, and let us be tireless in our insistence that church is for God, about God, through God, and to the glory of His great Son. James MacDonald
“ Most of the church landscape in my lifetime has been heavily invested in trying to do something for Jerry or Sherri or some other icon of unchurchness. The problem is that they have been only about th… James MacDonald
“ Spending too much time in one's individual silo can produce pride, isolation, and a stagnated ministry. James MacDonald
“ Most counseling cases today involve good desires that have become overgrown. In these cases most relevant passages of Scripture may not be those that rebut particular manifestations of sin, but those… James MacDonald
“ The role of biblical counselors is facilitate the discovery of a greater God awareness through spiritual eyes that look at life through scriptural lenses. James MacDonald
“ If we had not experienced our deep sinfulness and Jesus' deep forgiveness through the cross, we will not love others well in the midst of their struggles. If we do not see the beauty and glory of God… James MacDonald
“ The counselee should be aware that you are not God. Better yet, she should be aware that you are aware that you are not God. James MacDonald
“ When we worry, we are telling God, "You are neither trustworthy nor in control, so I need to worry and scheme as I take matters into my own hands." In this way unbelief drives worry, for it is impossi… James MacDonald
