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My only prayer for my time with you is, God I just want these men and women to long for you.

Francis Chan

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Francis Chan
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: August 31
Author
Pastor
Theologian
Hong Kong SAR
China
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Leadership
Prayer
Church
Christian
Women
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Men

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Don't fall into the trap of studying the Bible without doing what it says.
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God never breaks His promises.
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God is so clear in spelling out His attributes in scripture in order that others would know what He is really like.
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I don't want to lose the awe we get to help another human being.
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Following Christ isn't something that can be done halfheartedly or on the side. It is not a label we can display when it is useful. It must be central to everything we do and are.
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The greatest good on this earth is God
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I don't want my life to be explainable without the Holy Spirit.
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Parents are supposed to instruct their kids. It doesn't mean they necessarily have that gift of teaching.
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...if God is truly the greatest good on this earth, would He be loving us if He didn't draw us toward what is best for us (even if that happens to be Himself)?
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I've never felt a need to really respond to someone else's writing.
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The fact is, Scripture is filled with divine actions that don't fit our human standards of logic or morality. But they don't need to, because we are the clay and He is the Potter. We need to stop trying to domesticate God or confine Him to tidy categories and compartments that reflect our human sentiments rather than His inexplicable ways.
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True faith means holding nothing back. It means putting every hope in God's fidelity to His Promises.
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We are here to love. Not much else matters.
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