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CHAPTER 8 Thank-You Notes (Part 1)

Maybe we don't recognize satisfaction because it is disguised as radical generosity, a strange misnomer in a consumer culture.

In all our efforts, if we are not about people, our labors aren't really about Jesus but about us.

For the first time in our lives, we weren't trying to create our own opportunities; we were simply trying to respond to the Spirit's leading.

A fast is not necessarily something we offer God, but it assists us in offering ourselves

We have this one life to offer; there is no second chance.

When we impose unrealistic expectations on ourselves, it's natural to force them on everyone else.

We cannot think our way into a new kind of living. We must live our way into a new kind of thinking.

While my stuff is decreasing, what matters is increasing in equal measure.

There are only 24 hours in a day. We need to quit trying to be awesome and instead be wise.

If it isn't also true for a poor single Christian mom in Haiti, it isn't true.

Thank you, Caillou, for having a nonphonetic title so my son cannot look you up on Netflix.

Jesus, may there be less of me and my junk and more of You and Your kingdom." I will reduce, so He can increase.

Just drop some onion and garlic in olive oil, and your day improves exponentially.

My best advice is just to show up and be truthful. Be the kind of friend you are hoping for.

We are only qualified to administer mercy, not judgment, because we will pull up many a beautiful stalk of wheat, imagining him a weed.

I seek only friends who bleed and sweat and laugh and cry. Don't fear your humanity; it is your best offering.

nothing hurts worse or steals more joy than broken relationships. We can heal and hurt each other, and we do.

Adoption is an answer to a tragedy that has already happened, but may it never be the impetus for one that hasn't.

Theology very naturally follows belief, but belief very rarely follows judgment.

Usually the things we think we need become the very things we need a break from.

your brain resembles the bottom of your purse: lost

If our kids only expect blessings and exemptions, they will be terrible grown-ups.

When the jars of clay remember they are jars of clay, the treasure within gets all the glory, which seems somehow more fitting.

...when the exhaustive exegesis of God's Word doesn't create people transformed into the image of Jesus, we have missed the forest for the trees.

Once we belong to Him, we know where to look for sweet communion,

Could the highest level of "right theology" involve loving God and people like Jesus suggested?

occurs, it means we can see through your pants. It's too

But God will span the universe to meet the believer who is real. He'd take an honest mess over a pretty lie any day.

We "love" people the way we "love" ourselves, and if we are not good enough, then no one is.

Growing up means curbing appetites, shifting from "me" to "we," understanding private choices have social consequences and public outcomes.

When we realize we can stop being Jesus defenders, we can start being Jesus representatives .

All due respect to the Resurrection, but two-becoming-one might be the greatest miracle ever.

Love God, love people. Act justly, love mercy, walk humbly. Treat people as you want to be treated. If you want to be great, be a servant.

Instead of waiting for community, provide it, and you'll end up with it anyway.

It's about creating a place to belong before people are expected to behave or even believe.

Though I believe math is a tool of the Enemy, I learned enough to know that to accurately find the sum, you add up all the parts.

If we all raised others up instead of raising ourselves a little higher, there would be few needs left on earth.

Thank you, Coffee. For everything. You make life possible. I don't want to make you feel weird, but you are my soul mate. Well done.

Ironically, we practically have to be sainted to get through the adoption process, but any fool can spawn and have a baby, tra la la.

I have spent half of my life listening to someone else talk about God. Because of this history, I've developed something of an immunity to sermons.

For Jesus, who lived so lightly on this earth, He didn't even have a place to lay His head. I want so deeply to be like You.

Our primary defaults are exhaustion and guilt. Meanwhile, we have beautiful lives begging to be really lived, really enjoyed, really applauded

If people around me aren't moved by my Christ or my church, then I must be doing a miserable job of representing them both.

I dream of a church that is once again called great, even by our skeptics, because our works of mercy cannot be denied.

If the kingdom of God belongs to the poor, the bottom dwellers, then rich American Christians are going to have the hardest time finding it.

We are not promised a pain-free life but are given the tools to survive: God and people. It is enough.

What makes the gospel good news isn't the concept, but the real-life person who has been changed by it.[90]

Leaving is hard, even when a great adventure awaits you.

prestige, and possessions are the three things that prevent us from recognizing and receiving the reign of God. . . .

It started as a selfish act and has turned into a way of life. I can't stand to watch someone throw anything away that belongs in my green bin.

One decent sermon cannot influence a disoriented person in the same way your consistent presence in her life can.

Obedience isn't a lack of fear. It's just doing it scared.

Mostly good is enough. Mostly good produces healthy kids who know they are valued and either forget the other parts or turn them into funny stories.

Jesus was tender toward brokenness but impatient toward egotism.

Be patient. Do the best with what you know. When you know more, adjust the trajectory.

Honestly, I love Jesus but sometimes His followers give me a migraine.

Loved people forgive and encourage, serve and uplift, because they are precious to someone.

Our kids are the first generation in the history of America that has a shorter life span than their parents.

My people are crumbling and dying and starving, and you're blessing blessed people and serving the saved.

Ignorant intervention is absolutely a contributing factor to cycles of oppression. This

Many believers get together to discuss a great book and mistakenly call it Bible study. That is, in fact, a book club with a spiritual theme.

don't quite know how to explain Jesus' presence - intense and terrifying and gentle at the exact same time.

church-planting team is representative of the culture, not a group of paid professionals or full-time ministers.

The day I am unaware of my privileges and unmoved by my greed is the day something has to change.

If anyone has made you feel invisible or less-than, write a new narrative on your heart.

A good parent prepares the child for the path, not the path for the child.

What is good for the Kingdom is good for us all.

the only thing fear yields is one dormant gift in a shallow grave.