The Unwounded Life Bears No

What Makes Authentic Disciples Is Not Visions, Ecstasies, Biblical Mastery Of Chapter And Verse, Or Spectacular Success In The Ministry, But A Capacity For Faithfulness. Buffeted By The Fickle Winds Of Failure, Battered By Their Own Unruly Emotions, And Bruised By Rejection And Ridicule, Authentic Disciples May Have Stumbled And Frequently Fallen, Endured Lapses And Relapses, Gotten Handcuffed To The Fleshpots And Wandered Into A Far County. Yet, They Kept Coming Back To Jesus.

At Sunday Worship, As In Every Dimension Of Our Existence, Many Of Us Pretend To Believe We Are Sinners. Consequently, All We Can Do Is Pretend We Have Been Forgiven. As A Result, Our Whole Spiritual Life Is Pseudo-repentance And Pseudo-bliss.

I Have Been Seized By The Power Of A Great Affection.

How Glorious The Splendor Of A Human Heart That Trusts That It Is Loved!

If Asked Whether I Am Finally Letting God Love Me, Just As I Am, I Would Answer, 'no, But I'm Trying.