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February 08
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Holly
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Spiritual Leadership (Commitment To Spiritual Growth)
by J.Oswald Sanders
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Holly
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Mere Christianity (Paperback)
by C.S. Lewis
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Holly
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Les Misérables (Mass Market Paperback)
by Victor Hugo
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read in January, 2008
Holly said:
"A story of such gloom so how is it that it can be so uplifting? Such is our lives...a Light shines in the darkness. Some quotes:
If Infinity had no Self, then self would not be.
The spirits of the righteous asleep commune with a mysterious he...more
A story of such gloom so how is it that it can be so uplifting? Such is our lives...a Light shines in the darkness. Some quotes:
If Infinity had no Self, then self would not be.
The spirits of the righteous asleep commune with a mysterious heaven.
God moves the soul as He moves the oceans.
God is behind all things, but all things conceal God. Objects are black and human creatures are opaque. To love a person is to render them transparent.
There are moments when, whatever the posture of the body, the soul is on its knees.
The infinite calls for the inexhaustible.
He had not yet lived long enough to have discovered that nothing is more close at hand than the impossible.
Whence should the cry of love proceed, if not from the sacrificial altar?
The pupil dilates in darkness and in the end finds light, just as the soul dilates in misfortune and in the end finds God.
To die is nothing, but it is terrible not to live....less
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Holly
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It Came from Within!: The Shocking Truth of What Lurks in the Heart (Hardcover)
by Andy Stanley
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Holly said:
"An unexpected gift from my sister for my birthday. Has stellar advice and perspective on dealing with hurt, anger, etc.
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Holly
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Chasing Daylight: Seize the Power of Every Moment (Paperback)
by Erwin Raphael McManus
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read in January, 2008
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Holly
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Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Faith in Community (Paperback)
by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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read in September, 2007
Holly said:
"1. There is value in disillusionment with fellow Christians so to avoid seeing fellowship as an "extraordinary social experience."
2. "God has willed that we should seek and find His living Word in the witness of a brother, in the m...more
1. There is value in disillusionment with fellow Christians so to avoid seeing fellowship as an "extraordinary social experience."
2. "God has willed that we should seek and find His living Word in the witness of a brother, in the mouth of a man."
3. "The Psalter is the vicarious prayer of Christ for His church...the new Humanity of Christ, the Body continues to pray His prayer...that is why the prayer of the Psalms belongs...to the fellowship."
4. "Only in the infiniteness of [Scripture's] inner relationships, in the connection of Old and New Testaments...will the full witness to Jesus Christ the Lord be perceived."
5. The Ministry Chapter, first two sections: "The Ministry of Holding One's Tongue" and "The Ministry of Meekness." This is what I like to call, conviction. Ouch!...less
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August 07
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Holly
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A Theology As Big As the City (Paperback)
by Ray Bakke
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read in March, 2007
Holly said:
"1. "If you can't tell me where the church has been, you have no business telling me where it ought to go."
2. "God is not defiled by contact with the physical, even contaminated earth."
3. "Moses, Daniel, Esther, Nehemia...more
1. "If you can't tell me where the church has been, you have no business telling me where it ought to go."
2. "God is not defiled by contact with the physical, even contaminated earth."
3. "Moses, Daniel, Esther, Nehemiah...None of them were homeschooled."
4. "To invent incidents which no one believes, in order to enforce lessons which no one wishes to learn, seems teh height of absurdity."
5. "Revival without discipleship is a dangerous thing."
6. "A spirituality without joyful parties won't survive in the city."
7. "The gospel is never advice, and it's never a program. It's news!"
8. "History is not circular, it's not an accident, it's not even a conspiracy. It is moving toward a goal; the salvation of God's people."
9. "Periodically every church...needs to sort through their own faith and culture issues so they know both how to live and what to die for should the need arise."
10. "The Holy Spirit...works in every culture long before the name of Christ is known."...less
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Holly
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Simple Church: Returning to God's Process for Making Disciples (Hardcover)
by Thom S. Rainer
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read in February, 2007
Holly said:
"I liked how the book started out. Simplicity. The Gospel is simple and profound. Making disciples is simple and profound. Successful churches have simplified their efforts and left the hard work to the Holy Spirit. As the book moved toward the s...more
I liked how the book started out. Simplicity. The Gospel is simple and profound. Making disciples is simple and profound. Successful churches have simplified their efforts and left the hard work to the Holy Spirit. As the book moved toward the statistical analysis, I put it down. I gained what I needed and didn't want to start viewing church as a business where the product is human hearts growing in faith. It seemed too cold and something that can't REALLY be measured...by us anyway. Man only looks at appearances. I was ready to move on to something that exalted God's perception of hearts....less
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Holly
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Houses that Change the World (Paperback)
by Wolfgang Simson
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Holly
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Anna Karenina (Paperback)
by Leo Tolstoy
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