discipleship

There is nothing Christ dislikes more than for His people to make a showpiece of Him and not to use Him.

Faith is as precious to die by as it is to live by.

What am I doing? Tearing myself. My usual occupation at most times.

All relationships are teleological, are going somewhere.

Liberty depends on self-restraint. Freedom is freedom only when controlled and limited.

In the old days, it had been talent and style and brilliance and now it was more and more productivity.

Spiritual disciplines answer the shallow world.

Spend some personal time with Jesus and he will reveal himself to you on a deeper level.

it__ helpful to focus your child__ attention on the present moment by deciding together on one thing you may particularly look for.

Make wisdom human to the adolescent mind.

There is an inverse relationship between control and trust. Trust is more of a two-way exchange than most people, especially those in power, realize. Leaders in government, news media, universities, and corporations think they can own trust, when, of course, trust is given to them. Trust is earned with difficulty and lost with ease. When those institutions treat constituents like masses of fools, children, miscreants,or prisoners, when they simply don't listen,it's unlikely they will engender warm feelings of mutual respect. Trust is an act of opening up. It's a mutual relationship of transparency and sharing. The more ways you find to reveal yourself and listen to others, the more you will build trust, which is your brand.

I'm perfectly willing to be perfectly human.

God never encourages self-reliance.

Unlike most politicians who follow their audience, (Robert) Kennedy tried to lead his.

The narrator refers to a character as "an oily scoundrel whose hands were heavy with the money that stuck to them.

When you cannot use your sword you may take to the weapon of all-prayer. Your powder may be damp, your bow-string may be relaxed, but the weapon of all-prayer need never be out of order.

He (the Bible study leader) is blessed with a light touch and a firm hand.

Are you following Christ's ambitions for your life or expecting Him to help you reach yours?