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Because we lack a divine Center our need for security has led us into an insane attachment to things.


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Joy, not grit, is the hallmark of holy obedience. We need to be light-hearted in what we do to avoid taking ourselves too seriously. It is a cheerful revolt against self and pride.



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Worship begins in holy expectancy, it ends in holy obedience.



Stop trying to impress people with your clothes and impress them with your life.

Stop trying to impress people with your clothes and impress them with your life.



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Of all spiritual disciplines prayer is the most central because it ushers us into perpetual communion with the Father.



Loneliness is inner emptiness. Solitude is inner fulfillment.

Loneliness is inner emptiness. Solitude is inner fulfillment.



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Simplicity is the only thing that sufficiently reorients our lives so that possessions can be genuinely enjoyed without destroying us.



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Just as worship begins in holy expectancy, it ends in holy obedience. If worship does not propel us into greater obedience, it has not been worship.



Worship is our response to the overtures of love from the heart of the Father.

Worship is our response to the overtures of love from the heart of the Father.





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