The careful study of the Word has a goal, which is not the careful study of the Word.
A fast is not necessarily something we offer God, but it assists us in offering ourselves. As Bill Bright, founder of Campus Crusade for Christ said, 'It is exchanging the needs of the physical body for those of the spirit.'"
This is all meaningless; substitute happiness.
Discipleship is a journey and each stage is a precursor to the following one. ... There is no wasted scene, no futile season.
In order for Jesus' kingdom to come, my kingdom will have to go.
There is something so nourishing about sharing your living space with people where they see your junk mail pile and pee wee football schedule on the fridge and pile of shoes by the front door. Opening your home says, "You are welcome into my real life." This square footage is where we laugh and hold family meetings and make homemade corn dogs and work through meltdowns. Here is the railing our kids pulled out of the wall. This is the toilet paper we prefer. These are the pictures we frame, the books we're reading, the projects we're undertaking - the raw material of our family. It's unsanitized and truthful. We invite you into this intimate place, saturated with our family character.
My mission is concentrated; this matters, this doesn't, this counts, this doesn't. It's actually not that complicated. The Bible is true; no matter how contrary to reality it appears. I've discovered you can press extremely hard on the Word, and it will hold.
May 21, 2012
Quotes from 7
Just finished a great book called 7 by Jen Hatmaker. It reads like a blog of her days fasting from seven different indulgences that we all know so well. I have a number of takeaways from the book ... including the following quotes I marked along the way:
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The Bible is true; no matter how contrary to reality it appears.
So, so true. So often in this "atheism is as normal as breathing" culture, faith and Jesus and the Bible seem so, so contrary to everyone's reality. It's been probably the biggest surprise for me here is how unprepared I was for this. In America, I surrounded myself with people who thought like me, believed like me, and agreed with me. In taking all that away, I've realized how "contrary to reality" what we believe seems.
I am so intrigued to hear your take aways from Jen's book. So intrigued.
Have been pondering the "this is all meaningless, substitute happiness" thought in my own life lately...
ohhhhh, I do like this book idea too. Which to choose!!!
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