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The best things that have been written, almost, are by Catholics during the counter Reformation: Ignatius of Loyola, St. Francis de Sales, John of the Cross, St. Theresa of Бvila.....great stuff.

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Jesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him. The gospel does not promise you better life circumstances it promises you a better life.
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It is no more narrow to claim that one religion is right than to claim that one way to think about all religions is right.
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To fear the Lord is to be overwhelmed with wonder before the greatness of God and his love.
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The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
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The key to continual and deeper spiritual renewal and revival is the continual re-discovery of the gospel.
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Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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You don't fall in love. You commit to it.
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Revival occurs as a group of people who, on the whole, think they already know the gospel discover they do not really or fully know it, and by embracing the gospel they cross over into living faith.
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If you wait until your motives are pure and unselfish before you do something, you will wait forever.
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