“When I was growing up, the “name it and claim it” theology was all the rage—it thrived because it perfectly fit the unique narcissism of an American culture that treats prayer like a bank robber’s note to the teller. “Name… — Rick Lawrence Copy Share Image
“JUST A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC (A Kind of Preamble) We would very soon become contemptuous of a god whom we could figure out like a puzzle or learn to use like a tool. No, if God is worth our attention at all, he must be a God we can look up to—a God we must look up to. —Eugene Peterson,… — Rick Lawrence Copy Share
“And the Enemy, the Destroyer, senses the surface truth that this Jesus is a threat, so he targets Him for destruction. Lucifer shows up in the desert to tempt a weakened Jesus using a trusted strategy—he will appeal to the same primal lust for power and control that bulldozed Adam and Eve into an unthinkable betrayal. But Jesus is having… — Rick Lawrence Copy Share
“HAS ASKED …” (Jesus in Conversation with the Enemy) Take heed to yourselves because the tempter will make his first and sharpest assault on… — Rick Lawrence Copy Share Image
“Pharisees angrily labeled Jesus a “blasphemer” for claiming He was no garden-variety prophet, but the very Son of God, they were not telling the… — Rick Lawrence Copy Share Image
“When I was growing up, the “name it and claim it” theology was all the rage—it thrived because it perfectly fit the unique narcissism… — Rick Lawrence Copy Share Image
“Finally, the dark tension that immersed my soul because of these apparently dichotomous experiences of God was resolved, at least a little, when I… — Rick Lawrence Copy Share Image
“God never uses duct tape to fix things—He will take your flesh and blood if you offer it to Him and use it like… — Rick Lawrence Copy Share Image
“William Paul Young, author of The Shack, was asked by a LifeTree Café interviewer: What is God’s role in suffering? Young responded: [The question… — Rick Lawrence Copy Share Image
“Dare 2 Share founder Greg Stier says: “Satan is not a fatalist—he does not easily give in to ‘the facts on the ground.’ He… — Rick Lawrence Copy Share Image
![“William Paul Young, author of The Shack, was asked by a LifeTree Café interviewer: What is God’s role in suffering? Young responded: [The question is,] how can there be a good God who has the power to stop evil and doesn’t[?] [T]here [are] a lot of ways to come at that question. One of the ways…” quote by Rick Lawrence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/10d/rick-lawrence-43735_books_william-paul-young-author-of-the-shack-w_2744130.jpg)
