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"The renewed mind sees with missionary eyes: discerning God's will for this context, this culture, this moment. We do not conform to the patterns of our mission field, nor impose our own patterns. We are transformed to discern God's good purposes everywhere." — Lesslie Newbigin.
"Mission flows from a clean heart. Dirty hearts produce compromised witness; renewed hearts overflow with authentic testimony. David's restoration led to teaching transgressors God's ways. The clean heart is the missional heart—transformed people transform their world." — Tim Keller. Missional: transformed witness.
"To taste the Lord is to taste Christ—He is God's goodness in person. In Him we see and taste what God is like. His life, death, and resurrection are the flavor of divine goodness. Taste Christ crucified and risen; see...
"The gift of God is eternal life—not merely endless existence but participation in divine life. Through baptism we die to sin's wages; through Eucharist we receive life's gift. The sacraments mediate the gift; the Church is its steward. Life abundant...
"Sin's wages include the death-dealing systems of violence, war, and coercion. The gift of life creates an alternative: communities of peace, sharing, and reconciliation. We choose which economy to live in—the wage system of death or the gift economy of...
"The LORD is light—uncreated light, divine energy illuminating the soul. In theophany, Moses saw this light; at Tabor, the disciples beheld it. Our salvation is participation in this light; our stronghold is union with God. Fear dissolves in the divine presence." — St.
"'I know the plans I have for you'—GOD knows. Not your circumstances. Not your enemies. God's sovereign knowledge encompasses past, present, and future. Our hope rests not in understanding the plan but in trusting the Planner whose counsel stands forever." — R.C.
"Romans 8:28 does not promise that everything that happens is good. It promises that God is at work in everything, bringing good even from terrible circumstances. This is not passive acceptance but active hope that participates in God's redemptive work." — Barbara Brown Taylor.
"Delight yourself in the Lord—here is the secret. Not duty but delight; not obligation but pleasure. When the Lord Himself becomes our joy, our desires align with His. He gives the desires because He has first shaped them. Delight precedes...
"John 3:16 is not just theology to be understood but love to be encountered. When the Holy Spirit makes this verse alive in your heart, you don't just know God loves the world—you KNOW God loves YOU. That encounter changes everything." — Jack Hayford.
"God's ways are not our ways—but in Jesus they are revealed. Human ways are violence; God's way is peace. Human ways are domination; God's way is servanthood. The cross shows how different God's thoughts are. Jesus IS God's higher way...
"The church shines in the night of this present age—darkness increases as the end approaches. But so must our light! Until Christ returns, we illuminate a dark world. Our good works witness to coming kingdom. The world grows darker; our...
"While we were SINNERS—ungodly, hostile, helpless. God's love is not a response to our lovability but an expression of His nature. Grace is given to the undeserving; that's what makes it grace. Christ died not because we were worthy but...
"Taste and see—and keep tasting! Initial experience deepens into rich knowledge. The more we taste, the more we want; the more we see, the more there is to see. Sanctification is tasting ever more deeply the goodness we first savored at conversion." — John Wesley.
"A mighty fortress is our God! Light against the devil's darkness, salvation against sin's accusation, stronghold against all that assaults. The prince of darkness grim—we tremble not for him. God's truth abideth still; His kingdom is forever." — Martin Luther.
"The clean heart sees God—this is theosis. Through repentance, through the Jesus Prayer, through ascetic struggle, the heart is purified. 'Create' is ongoing: God continually cleanses those who continually repent. The ladder of divine ascent leads to a heart made pure." — St.
"Apart from Me—nothing. This is total dependence. The branch has no life of its own; all comes from the Vine. Union with Christ is everything: justification, sanctification, fruitfulness—all flow from being grafted into Him. Without this union, we are dead wood." — John Calvin.
"You carry the GLORY! Light isn't just morality; it's PRESENCE! When you walk into a room, the atmosphere should SHIFT! Your good works include healings, deliverances, prophetic words! The world sees SUPERNATURAL light and glorifies God! Don't dim—BLAZE!" — Bill Johnson.
"We need wisdom for the complex work of justice—not simple answers but discerning wisdom. God gives generously to those seeking to know how to act justly, love mercy, walk humbly. Pray for wisdom that sees systems, understands root causes, knows...
"What does the Lord require? Covenant obedience expressed in life: justice to neighbor, mercy to the vulnerable, humility before God. This is response to grace, not its replacement. The grateful heart lives this way; the law of God becomes delight, not burden." — John Calvin.
"The clean heart is created through Christ—His blood cleanses, His Spirit renews. David looked forward in hope; we look back in gratitude. The cross is where hearts are made clean; union with Christ is where cleanness is maintained. No Christ,...
"Lamentations speaks from devastation—Jerusalem destroyed, people displaced. Yet HERE comes 'His mercies never cease.' This is not denial but defiance: hope voiced in ruins. God's faithfulness to the displaced, the refugee, the victim. Mercy comes where destruction has been." — Walter Brueggemann.
"God's love is not a response to our goodness but its cause. 'While we were sinners'—this demonstrates that God's love is pure gift. In Christ's sacrifice, continued sacramentally in the Eucharist, we encounter this love repeatedly. The Mass makes present...
"'Christ lives in me'—this is not metaphor but mystical reality. In theosis, our humanity is so united with Christ that His life becomes ours. We do not lose ourselves but find our true selves in Him. Death to false self;...