The problem with spiritual procrastination is the uncertain time of the deadline.
A question is far more subversive, biblically, than a statement.
(n.) The state of being a disciple or follower in doctrines and precepts.
Amazing tributaries feeding where the rivers will never flow....
Peace is one of the most obvious earmarks of the authority of Christ.
How do you teach a classroom of Sybils who are breaking apart and reforming right in front of you?
Development is a voluntary process. You need a positive decision to make the right steps, but it starts with introspection.
You are my Beloved, on you my favor rests.' It certainly is not easy to hear that voice in a world filled with voices that shout: 'You are no good, you are ugly; you are worthless; you are despicable,...
To be a man, a boy must see a man.
When you are loved well, you want more of it. The only reason I believe anyone would not desire to be a disciple of Christ is because they fail to realize just how well loved they are by him. How coul...
The sweet spot is where duty and delight converge.
The only way to reduce ugliness in the world is to reduce it in yourself,
As we gaze on Christ, the mind is informed, and the heart is inflamed, and the body begins to line up.
Judgement is the forbidden objectivization of the other person which destroys single-minded love. I am not forbidden to have my own thoughts about the other person, to realize his shortcomings, but on...
Explaining a professor's emphasis on teaching over research: "She traded clinical questions with determinable answers for perennial questions with inexhaustible answers.
True knowledge of God is born out of obedience.
Dinner is a cacophonous exercise of holy sanctification.
Do your best, and your best will be growing better.
The road that leads to heaven is risky, lonely, and costly in this world, and few are willing to pay the price. Following Jesus involves losing your life-and finding new life in him. Follow Me, pg. 11
The power of the bleeding love of God is stronger than the power of Caesar, of the law, of Mars, Mammon, Aphrodite and the rest. This is the point that Paul grasped. And that is the reason for the Col...
Unless a person can give reasons, there is, literally, no reason why anyone else should take that person seriously. But without reasons, all we are left with is emotional blackmail. We sometimes call...