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God does not owe me an explanation for what He does in my life. And if I am looking for that to feel better about my suffering, then I'm not going to get it.

Rick Warren

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Rick Warren
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 28
Pastor
Theologian
Writer
San Jose
California
Richard Duane Warren
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We take ourselves way too seriously, and we don't take God seriously enough. It is not by accident that humor and humility come from the same root word. If you can laugh at yourself, you'll always have plenty of good material.
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After learning to love God (worship), learning to love others is the second purpose of your life.
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God's mercy to us is the motivation for showing mercy to others. Remember, you will never be asked to forgive someone else more than God has forgiven you.
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Building friendships with people from dissimilar backgrounds and diverse perspectives will make you wiser and more creative.
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Life is a series of problem-solving opportunities. The problems you face will either defeat you or develop you depending on how you respond to them.
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The truth is, almost everything we do is done poorly when we first start doing it – that’s how we learn.
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I'm looking for a second reformation. The first reformation of the church 500 years ago was about beliefs. This one is going to be about behavior. The first one was about creeds. This one is going to be about deeds. It is not going to be about what does the church believe, but about what is the church doing.
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Without the grace of Jesus: a hopeless end. With the grace of Jesus: an endless hope.
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HALF of America pays NO taxes. Zero. So they're happy for tax rates to be raised on the other half that DOES pay any taxes.
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We're going to worship in eternity. So what does God want me to do while we're here on earth? Practice. Practice worshipping.
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If your God doesn't look like Jesus, we don't worship the same God, sorry.
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Read the genealogy of Jesus, and you have to see how the four women in that genealogy God used their sins for His glory.
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We're not completely happy here because we're not supposed to be!
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Great people are just ordinary people with an extraordinary amount of determination. They simply don't know how to quit. They just keep on 'keepin' on'.
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We're a nation of laws, but the good thing about America, is that laws reside in the people and people can change the laws.
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Knowing your purpose gives meaning to your life.
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In all my travels, I've never seen a country's population more determined to forgive, and to build and succeed than in Rwanda.
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Remember how far you've come, not just how far you have to go.
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God specializes in giving people a fresh start.
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God's purpose is greater than our problems, our pain and even our sin.
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