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Do we love God and others enough to drop the pretense and just be ourselves? Only the gospel simultaneously provides the humility and the confidence the pastor needs to be his real self. The pastorate is no place for image-managing, for worrying about our own PR. In any event, if everybody likes you, something’s wrong, and if everybody hates you, s
... See moreJared C. Wilson , Mike Ayers (Foreword) • The Pastor's Justification
believing, belonging, and behaving
Collin Hansen • The Great Dechurching
The gospel is good news for sick people and is disturbing for those who think they’ve got it all together.
Shane Claiborne • The Irresistible Revolution, Updated and Expanded: Living as an Ordinary Radical
The hero of the story is the man who knows he’s not a good person. He doesn’t equivocate in the least. He offers zero excuses. He compares himself to no one. He doesn’t offer an “At least I don’t . . . ,” as in “At least
Brant Hansen • The Truth about Us: The Very Good News about How Very Bad We Are
normal is what is called normal by people who are considered normal.
Jonathan Mooney • Normal Sucks
not given me the bruising of the blessing of that wheelchair.”1