Occupation: Philosopher Birth: September 4, 1935 Death: May 8, 2013
The ultimate freedom we have as human beings is the power to select what we will allow or require our minds to dwell upon..
We don't believe something by merely saying we believe it, or even when we believe that we believe it. We believe something when we act as if it were….
A disciple is a person who has decided that the most important thing in their life is to learn how to do what Jesus said to do..
Every church needs to be able to answer two questions. First, what is our plan for making disciples? And second, does our plan work?.
The greatest issue facing the world today, with all its heartbreaking needs, is whether those who, by profession or culture, are identified as ‘Chris….
You can live opposite of what you profess, but you cannot live opposite of what you believe..
One of the hardest things in the world is to be right and not hurt other people with it..
The first act of love is always the giving of attention..
Spiritual people are not those who engage in certain spiritual practices; they are those who draw their life from a conversational relationship with ….
The most important thing in your life is not what you do; it's who you become. That's what you will take into eternity..
God may not guide us in an obvious way because he wants us to make decisions based on faith and character..
If we do not make formation in Christ the priority, then we're just going to keep on producing Christians that are indistinguishable in their charact….
Feelings are good servants, but they are disastrous masters..
Discipleship is the process of becoming who Jesus would be if he were you..
A disciple is a learner, a student, an apprentice – a practitioner… Disciples of Jesus are people who do not just profess certain views as their own ….
Consumer Christianity is now normative. The consumer Christian is one who utilizes the grace of God for forgiveness and the services of the church fo….
The aim of spiritual formation is not behavior modification but the transformation of all those aspects of you and me where behavior comes from...Cir….
The main thing God gets out of your life is not the achievements you accomplish. It's the person you become..
Ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life..
The people to whom we minister and speak will not recall 99 percent of what we say to them, but they will never forget the kind of persons we are..
Prayer is talking with God about what we are doing together..