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I really enjoyed reading the writings of Fredrick Buechner, I havent read anything by him in probably a decade but about 20 years ago I read four or five books of his and it helped me.

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Max Lucado
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: January 11
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San Angelo
Texas
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Hope is not a granted wish or a favor performed no it is far greater than that. It is a zany, unpredictable dependence on a God who loves to surprise us out of our socks.
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I choose faithfulness...Today I will keep my promises. My debtors will not regret their trust. My associates will not question my word. My wife will not question my love. And my children will never fear that they father will not come home.
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Creativity has got to be the warp and woof, the heart and soul, of our sermons.
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There is a difference between grace and mercy. Mercy is the decision of God not to punish us. But grace is the decision of God to save and bless us.
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I try to help people see that God uses pain, that pain is one of the ways God shapes us into the kind of beings He wants us to be for eternity.
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God loves people just the way they are, but He loves them too much to leave them that way!
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Jesus took your punishment, and God gave you credit for Jesus' perfection.
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What to change your life? Begin by saying, The Lord is my shepherd.
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Don't equate the presence of God with a good mood or a pleasant temperament. God is near whether you are happy or not.
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Just as your earthly house is a place of refuge, so God's house is a place of peace.
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To have a pure heart, we must submit all thoughts to the authority of Christ. If we are willing to do that, he will change us to be like him.
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Gratitude. More aware of what you have than what you don't. Recognizing the treasure in the simple - a child's hug, fertile soil, a golden sunset. Relishing in the comfort of the common.
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When no one is watching, live as if someone is.
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Faith is the bird that sings while it is yet dark.
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Does God know if I am ignored or rejected? Find the answer in the compassionate eyes of Christ as he stands to defend the adulterous woman.
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Be less about protecting any type of identity affiliated to a country or even ethnic background. Be more about the fact that we're here for a short time and Heaven is going to be a rainbow of people, multiculture, every generation.
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In the pulpit, I really feel like I'm in my sweet spot, I'm in my stride.
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As long as you hate your enemy, a jail door is closed and a prisoner is taken. But when you try to understand and release your foe from your hatred, then the prisoner is released and that prisoner is you.
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To call yourself a child of God is one thing. To be called a child of God by those who watch your life is another thing altogether.
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God has forgiven you you'd be wise to do the same
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