A different worldview is possible.

“Hope is what you get when you suddenly realize that a different worldview is possible, a worldview in which the rich, the powerful and the unscrupulous do not after all have the last word.  The same worldview shift that is demanded by the resurrection of Jesus is the shift that will enable us to transform [...]

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Jim Collins on Distinguishing Great Talent

Arloa Sutter points out what Jim Collins shares about distinguishing great talent: How do you distinguish the truly great talent from the rest? The right people don’t need to be managed. The moment you feel the need to tightly manage someone, you’ve made a hiring mistake. The right people don’t think they have a job: [...]

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Self-knowledge leads to God-knowledge

“For centuries Christians have prayed that God will help them know themselves because they grasp the mystery that deep self-knowledge leads to deep God-knowledge.” -Ignatius of Loyola-

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To live as those who truly lay all on the altar…

“To break with all worldly customs, to live utterly separate from the spirit of the world, so that we shall not say, “What is the harm of this and that?” but to simply have lost all relish for what is not of the Father; to live as those who truly lay ALL on the altar… [...]

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Quote

“We really have to stop this nonsense talk about taking the world for Christ when most of us don’t even know our own next door neighbours. And we need to stop expecting God to do what we are too lazy or afraid to do ourselves.” Backyard Missionary

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Possessed by God.

“To “be perfect” then is not so much a matter of seeking God with ardor and generosity, as of being found, loved and possessed by God, in such a way that his action in us makes us completely generous and helps us to transcend our limitations and react against our own weakness. We become saints [...]

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Chosen.

“You are not chosen because you are great. You are chosen because you are wrong. How much more splendid is what God achieves with the one who is not great.” Prof. John Goldingay (Fuller Seminary) [found from header on Feminary]

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Reminder.

“Your life is not going to be easy, and it should not be easy. It ought to be hard. It ought to be radical; it ought to be restless; it ought to lead you to places you’d rather not go.” -Henri Nouwen-

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As we are.

“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” – Anais Nin -

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Destined to meet.

“An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle, but will never break.” -an ancient Chinese Proverb-

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