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The worship of safety emasculates greatness.

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Max Lucado
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: January 11
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Theologian
Writer
San Angelo
Texas
Safety
Greatness
Worship

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I choose joy... I will invite my God to be the God of circumstance. I will refuse the temptation to be cynical... the tool of the lazy thinker. I will refuse to see people as anything less than human beings, created by God. I will refuse to see any problem as anything less than an opportunity to see God.
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Want to learn to forgive? Then consider how you've been forgiven.
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The difference between mercy and grace? Mercy gave the prodigal son a second chance. Grace gave him a feast.
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The meaning of life. The wasted years of life. The poor choices of life. God answers the mess of life with one word: 'grace.'
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What if you woke up this morning and had only the things you thanked God for yesterday?
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The same hand that stilled the seas stills your guilt. The same hand that cleansed the Temple cleanses your heart. The hand is the hand of God. The nail is the nail of God. And as the hands of Jesus opened for the nail, the doors of heaven opened for you.
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Who are they to give stars or dots? They're Wemmicks just like you. Eli to Punchinello (p. 25)
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Jesus came to save us from our own sins.
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We might question God's actions, decisions, or declarations. But we can never, ever question his zany, stunning, unquenchable affection.
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A couple of things have helped. One is that I dont travel any, that takes a lot of time from peoples schedules, if they travel, so I dont travel.
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Confession is the act of inviting God to walk the acreage of our hearts. “There is a rock of greed over here, Father. I can’t budge it. And that tree of guilt near the fence? Its roots are long and deep. And may I show you some dry soil, too crusty for seed?” God’s seed grows better if the soil of the heart is cleared.
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