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A broken heart is merely an empty manger. Invite the Virgin and the carpenter to pray beside you. Invite the Savior to dwell there.
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God is holding you in His heart, right at this very moment. It's a fact that can make you feel so small yet so big at the same time.
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If you really want to change someone's life today, don't just pray for them... pray with them.
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God doesn't desire our worship because He is egocentric. He desires it because we are.
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Never complain about growing old... Some never have the privilege.
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You can usually tell by the look on someone's face if they woke up counting their problems or their blessings.
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When it's hardest to pray are usually the times I need to pray the hardest. Not sure if that's irony or common sense.
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If you want to live as a Christian, get comfortable with being uncomfortable.
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Stress will either drive you crazy or drive you to your knees. It depends on who is in control of your life.
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If Jesus didn't rise from the dead, an even greater miracle happened: 12 relatively uneducated guys changed the world and were martyred to protect a lie.
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Teacher: "If your daughter knew her spelling words as well as her Bible stories she'd get into Harvard." Me: "I'll settle for Heaven."
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The people hung upon His words – that is, until they hung Him on a cross. Admiration is fleeting. Love is eternal.
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It breaks my heart when couples focus more on being wed than being married. Two become one doesn't happen without work, humility, and sacrifice.
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Christ always calls us to life and constantly to greater joy, but rarely does He call us to comfort.
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What did all the saints have in common? They feared sin more than even physical death.
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Speaking truth will rarely earn you friends, but it will reveal who your true friends are and who are true friends of Christ.
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Oh, how much holier the world would be if more people invoked their right to remain silent.
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You can't do God's will and satisfy everyone.
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The holidays often bring challenging conversations and situations. Sometimes holiness demands that we speak, other times it invites us to be silent. In all circumstances, though, we are called to love.
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Faith does not contradict reason. Faith exceeds reason.
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We can't understand our calling and our vocation until we listen to the Lord... until we look upon the Lord... until we realize who it is that we're really serving. Are we serving God? Or the world?
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As I get older I've come to realize that the best way to "get even" with someone is to forgive - and then forget.
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The miracle of Good Friday is that there was no miracle. Legions of angels stood - with swords sheathed - watching as the Son took our place.
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Using death to defeat death... wow. No way the devil saw that one coming.