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"If the point of life is the same as the point of a story, the point of life is character transformation. If I got any comfort as I set out on my first story, it was that in nearly every story, the protagonist is transformed. He's a jerk at the beginning and nice at the end, or a coward at the beginning and brave at the end. If the character doesn't change, the story hasn't happened yet. And if story is derived from real life, if story is just condensed version of life then life itself may be designed to change us so that we evolve from one kind of person to another."
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"I just had to plod along without having any teaching, which was a pity."
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"Witnessing is the alchemy of enlightenment. It can transform mud into gold."
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"Time evolves daily."
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"A caterpillar knows it's a butterfly, even if the whole world tries to convince it that it's just a worm."
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"If you can endure anything, you can become anything."
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"The time has come for every Christian to change his position, to change the dimensions of his vision."
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"Let your discomfort and pain push you into something new."
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"It is time to change the paradigm of the church and of every Christian."
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"Most of what is now "bitter" for our old nature is going to be useful for our nature."
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"If I see darkness in the area of finances I bring light there."
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"All this beauty exists so you and I can see His glory, His artwork. It's like an invitation to worship Him, to know Him."
Worship
"A person could read the Bible, not to become smart, but rather to feel that they are not alone, that somebody understands them and love them enough to speak to them, on purpose, in a way that makes a person feel human."
Understanding
"Sunday morning church service is not an enormous priority spending time with other believers is."
Fellowship
"When I walked into the Christian section of a bookstore, the message was clear: Faith is something you do alone. Rick does not have much tolerance for people living alone. He's like Bill Clinton in that he feels everyone's pain. If Rick thinks somebody is lonely, he can't sleep at night. He wants us all to live with each other and play nice so he can get some rest. Tortured soul."
Community
"The downside of being a writer is you get plenty of time to overthink your life."
Reflection
"When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you like them for who they are. And when you stop expecting material possessions to complete you, you'd be surprised how much pleasure you get from material possessions. And when you stop expecting God to end all your troubles, you'd be surprised how much you like spending time with God."
Spiritual
"Relationships unlock certain parts of who we are supposed to be."
Relationship
"In church, the rules of the lifeboat don't apply. Church is the refuge where the Kingdom of God is emulated, not mocked."
Religion
"God allows us to face the tension whether we like it or not."
Surrender
"Life isn't memorable enough to remember everything. It's not like there are explosions all the time, or dog smoking cigarettes."
Life
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