“It is inevitable that we will be misunderstood. It is inevitable that we will offend or disappoint others. Invariably, when we try to clear our names we only muddy the water. God invites us to let Him defend us. We… — Dick Brogden Copy Share Image
“God can sustain us in a hostile environment, shielding us from abuse. God can also lead us through the valley of the shadow of… — Dick Brogden Copy Share Image
“Finishing Well Requires Mountains of Grace. The mountainous problems that surround us are made flat in the end by God’s grace (4: 7). Our… — Dick Brogden Copy Share Image
“Jesus experientially feels our pain. Betrayal? That spike has already been pounded through His wrist. Loneliness? That lash has whipped His back more than… — Dick Brogden Copy Share Image
“I consider the most terrifying verse in all Scripture to be Matthew 12:36: “But I say to you that for every idle word men… — Dick Brogden Copy Share Image
“Why do we expect God to have less grace on others than He has had on us? Let us trust God to choose His… — Dick Brogden Copy Share Image
“God is just as good to us in His denials as He is in His approvals. The denials of God are immeasurable mercies. If… — Dick Brogden Copy Share Image
“How frustrating it must be to be the Devil. Whatever he means for evil (Gen. 50:20), God has the ability to turn for good.… — Dick Brogden Copy Share Image
“The point is not rigid legalism. The point is the spirit of the communication—understandable only because Moses was intimate with God (forty days and… — Dick Brogden Copy Share Image
“God tells us why: “I … have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows. … So I have come… — Dick Brogden Copy Share Image
“Being wrong-right not only destroys others, it ends up suicidal, for when the light that is in us is darkness, how great is that… — Dick Brogden Copy Share Image
“When God judges us, He divides out our sin. Judgment is divine surgery. God carefully puts us on the operating table of love, searches… — Dick Brogden Copy Share Image
“Because God knows how miserable sorrow is, He comes down to help us. A God who is only transcendent cannot be empathetic. A transcendent… — Dick Brogden Copy Share Image
“It is inevitable that we will be misunderstood. It is inevitable that we will offend or disappoint others. Invariably, when we try to clear… — Dick Brogden Copy Share Image
“When we forgive out of the shame of being an idiot and in the joy of being forgiven ourselves, this severs the root of… — Dick Brogden Copy Share Image
“Forgiveness keeps us lowly. Forgiveness reduces our injuries and makes us insult-proof. Forgiveness keeps us small, for we are not important enough to be… — Dick Brogden Copy Share Image
