

“The Samaritan woman grasped what He said with fervor that came from an awareness of her real need. The transaction was fascinating. She has come with a buket. He sent her back with a spring of living water. She had come as a reject. He sent her back being accepted by God Himself. She came wounded. He sent her back whole. She came laden with questions. He sent her back as a source for answers. She came living a life of quiet desperation. She ran back overflowing with hope. The disciples missed it all. It was lunchtime for them.”
― Jesus Among Other Gods: The Absolute Claims of the Christian Message
― Jesus Among Other Gods: The Absolute Claims of the Christian Message

“Yes, if truth is not undergirded by love, it makes the possessor of that truth obnoxious and the truth repulsive.”
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“Love is a commitment that will be tested in the most vulnerable areas of spirituality, a commitment that will force you to make some very difficult choices. It is a commitment that demands that you deal with your lust, your greed, your pride, your power, your desire to control, your temper, your patience, and every area of temptation that the Bible clearly talks about. It demands the quality of commitment that Jesus demonstrates in His relationship to us.”
― I, Isaac, Take Thee, Rebekah
― I, Isaac, Take Thee, Rebekah

“Faith in the biblical sense is substantive, based on the knowledge that the One in whom that faith is placed has proven that He is worthy of that trust. In its essence, faith is a confidence in the person of Jesus Christ and in His power, so that even when His power does not serve my end, my confidence in Him remains because of who He is.”
― Jesus Among Other Gods: The Absolute Claims of the Christian Message
― Jesus Among Other Gods: The Absolute Claims of the Christian Message

“I thank the Lord that, even though things were so wrong in my life here, I finally was brought to the realization of what all those struggles were about. There are some wonderful things from your painful past, things with a beauty you may not have realized at the time.”
― Walking from East to West: God in the Shadows
― Walking from East to West: God in the Shadows
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