Reunion Quotes

“If Jesus is Lord, then Caesar is not, politics are not, power is not, economics are not, religion is not, fame is not, fashion is not, appearance is not, food is not, fitness is not, friends are not, and family is not.”
― Bruxy Cavey, Reunion: The Good News of Jesus for Seekers, Saints, and Sinners

“if we can list the attributes that cause God to love us, what happens if we lose those attributes?”
― Bruxy Cavey, Reunion: The Good News of Jesus for Seekers, Saints, and Sinners

“The Bible is not a painting to be looked at, but a window to be looked through, and through that window we see Jesus.”
― Bruxy Cavey, Reunion: The Good News of Jesus for Seekers, Saints, and Sinners

“being “in Christ” says more about me than my nationality, my ethnicity, my gender, or my status. It is an identity of complete intimacy. Through”
― Bruxy Cavey, Reunion: The Good News of Jesus for Seekers, Saints, and Sinners

“The word for religion that James uses here is threskeia, and like our English word religion, it can be used positively or negatively. Threskeia primarily refers to the external behaviors of a religion, including the ceremonies and rituals. So James is saying that the religious rituals of Christ-followers are no longer things like memorizing religious liturgies, attending religious services, going on religious pilgrimages, celebrating religious holidays, or saying specific prayers at specific times while facing a specific direction in a specific posture. Rather, our rituals are acts of mercy and kindness and compassion, and courage not to take our cues from the world around us. In other words, our religion is love. Jesus”
― Bruxy Cavey, Reunion: The Good News of Jesus for Seekers, Saints, and Sinners

“Jesus-followers should always be ready to die for a cause but never willing to kill for one. THE”
― Bruxy Cavey, Reunion: The Good News of Jesus for Seekers, Saints, and Sinners

“Let’s be honest: our world offers us mixed signals about what kind of Force is at work behind the scenes.”
― Bruxy Cavey, Reunion: The Good News of Jesus for Seekers, Saints, and Sinners

“while conversations about God are good, and discussions about love are helpful, and interactions that focus on peace and joy and faith are all wonderful, until we talk about Jesus, we aren’t talking about the gospel. JOSHUA”
― Bruxy Cavey, Reunion: The Good News of Jesus for Seekers, Saints, and Sinners

“The kingdom of God is inside you all together.”
― Bruxy Cavey, Reunion: The Good News of Jesus for Seekers, Saints, and Sinners

“Love is the will to work, to expend energy, and to give our life to others by laying ours down or by lifting theirs up.”
― Bruxy Cavey, Reunion: The Good News of Jesus for Seekers, Saints, and Sinners

“If Jesus had merely proclaimed, “God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life,” the religious leaders could have responded, “We know! That’s why God rescued us out of Egypt and gave us the Torah to guide us!” If Jesus had merely proclaimed, “God wants to save you from your sin,” the religious leaders could have responded, “We know! That’s why when God rescued us out of Egypt and gave us the Torah he also commanded that we make regular animal sacrifices!” If Jesus had merely proclaimed, “God wants to set up his kingdom here on earth,” the religious leaders could have responded, “We know! That’s why when God rescued us out of Egypt and gave us the Torah, he also led us through the wilderness, across the Jordan, and gave us the land of Israel!” But there was a fourth gift in the gospel proclamation of Jesus. It, more than anything else, sparked a scandal that would make Jesus public enemy number one. It would lead the religious leaders of his day to call for his immediate execution. In essence, Jesus proclaimed, “God loves you, wants to forgive you for all your sin, and set up his kingdom here on earth—and you no longer need your religion to experience any of this!” Now that is a message some people thought was so threatening that it was worth killing for. It is certainly a message that Jesus thought was worth dying for.”
― Bruxy Cavey, Reunion: The Good News of Jesus for Seekers, Saints, and Sinners

“As we continue in the story of the Bible after Genesis 3, we read again and again about humankind’s needless struggle to bridge the presumed God gap. But God is patient with us. Over and over, God not only tolerates but actually accommodates and incorporates our various demands for rulers, rituals, temples, and sacrifices—the hallmarks of religion—knowing full well that one day, God will make his message, his love, and his presence exceedingly clear by becoming Immanuel, which means “God with us” (Matthew 1:23).5 Though”
― Bruxy Cavey, Reunion: The Good News of Jesus for Seekers, Saints, and Sinners