“ Men are easily threatened. And whenever a man is threatened, when he becomes uncomfortable in places within himself that he does not understand, he naturally retreats into an arena of comfort or compe… Larry Crabb
“ A vision we give to others of who and what they could become has power when it echoes what the spirit has already spoken into their souls. Larry Crabb
“ First, the word she used that we translate kindness is the Hebrew hesed. It’s a word that refers to a strongly bonded relationship where one party continues to be faithfully involved with another beca… Larry Crabb
“ Evangelicals sometimes expect too much or, to put it more precisely, we look for a kind of change God hasn't promised. It's possible to expect too little, but under-expectation is usually a cynical re… Larry Crabb
“ Certainly we struggle as victims of other people’s unkindness. We have been sinned against. But we cannot excuse our sinful responses to others on the grounds of their mistreatment of us. We are respo… Larry Crabb
“ Modern Christianity, in dramatic reversal of its biblical form, promises to relieve the pain of living in a fallen world. Then message, whether it’s from fundamentalists requiring us to live by a favo… Larry Crabb
“ We must come to the Bible with the purpose of self-exposure consciously in mind. I suspect not many people make more than a token stab in that direction. It's extremely hard work. It makes Bible study… Larry Crabb
“ We don’t like to hurt. And there is no worse pain for fallen people than facing an emptiness we cannot fill. To enter into pain seems rather foolish when we can run from it through denial. We simply c… Larry Crabb
“ Change from the inside out involves a steadfast gaze upon our Lord that's life changing because it reflects a deep turning from a commitment to self-sufficiency. Without repentance, a look at Christ p… Larry Crabb
“ The central truth that serves as the platform for Christian marriage — and for all Christian relationships — is that in Christ we are at every moment eternally loved and genuinely significant. Larry Crabb
“ When spiritual friends share their stories, the others listen without working. They rest. There’s nothing to fix, nothing to improve. A spiritual community feels undisturbed quiet as they listen, cert… Larry Crabb
“ We’ll never abandon ourselves to the Spirit as long as we think we can change without Him. Larry Crabb
“ We must admit that simply knowing the contents of the Bible is not a sure route to spiritual growth. There is an aweful assumption in evangelical churches that if we can just get the Word of God into… Larry Crabb
