Quotes from "The Shack" · Aug 24, 08:37 PM
Mack, talking about changing the world:
“I don’t know how to change it all”
Jesus, sitting by the lake:
“No one is asking you to!” Jesus said tenderly. “that is Sarayu’s (The Holy Spirit) task and she knows how to do it without brutalizing anyone. This whole thing is a process, not an event. All I want from you is to trust me with what little you can, and grow in loving people around you with the same love I share for you. It’s not your job to change them, or to convince them. You are free to love without an agenda” (p. 181).
BOOK REVIEW: Surfing the Edge of Chaos · May 23, 09:39 AM
Many would say that the American church world is facing an adaptive situation today. Others would probably concur with a stronger word like “the edge of chaos.” How do we adapt? Do we change nothing and just keep doing what we have been doing? It was Albert Einstein who defined insanity as “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”
War and Peace · May 6, 01:56 PM
I recently read the novel War and Peace, by Tolstoy. It was captivating throughout and I found that I could hardly put it down. I was drawn into the characters lives as if I was living them myself and related deeply with the different elements of their psyche.
Book Review of “Safely Home” · May 5, 07:27 PM
Recently some of you may have heard of several missionaries that were martyred in Turkey. I have just finished reading a book by Randy Alcorn that has deeply impacted me and helped me view my difficulties as nothing more than temporary light affliction
