“In his commencement address at Kenyon College, the novelist and social critic David Foster Wallace eloquently said, “In the day-to-day trenches of… — John Mark Comer Adult life Copy Share Image
“Often what we believe about God says more about us than it does about God. Our theology is like a mirror to… — John Mark Comer Copy Share Image
“Jesus’ life is the example for how to love. It’s that easy. And that difficult.” — John Mark Comer Christianity Copy Share Image
“when God describes himself, he doesn’t start with how powerful he is or how he knows everything there is to know or… — John Mark Comer Time Copy Share Image
“I have two sons. Jude is five, with dark, curly hair. He looks just like his mom. Moses is two, with bright… — John Mark Comer Bad dream Copy Share Image
“Here’s how you know if you’ve created God in your own image: he agrees with you on everything.” — John Mark Comer God Copy Share Image
“When we say that God is faithful, we don’t mean you’ll never experience suffering. A lot of people—in particular, Americans—misinterpret God’s faithfulness… — John Mark Comer God is faithful Copy Share Image
“Scripture is first and foremost a story. And it’s a story about God. We want to make it a story about us—about… — John Mark Comer Bible Copy Share Image
“Who are you following? Everybody is following somebody -or at least someone. Put another way, we’re all disciples. The question isn’t, Am… — John Mark Comer Disciple Copy Share Image
“We were set up to love. To absorb the love of God into our bloodstream and then to share it with another… — John Mark Comer Love Copy Share Image
“Every thought in your mind needs to be filtered. If you are going to survive this war, you need to be a… — John Mark Comer Life Copy Share Image
“Can you imagine what it would be like to stand in front of the Creator? The problem is that we fear all… — John Mark Comer Fear god Copy Share Image
“To clarify, it’s not that God’s will is weak—on an even playing field with all the other wills. As if we, God,… — John Mark Comer Beautiful place Copy Share Image
“Any skilled con artist knows the key to deceiving your mark is to get them to believe your scheme was their idea.… — John Mark Comer Art Copy Share Image
“One of the reasons there are so many bitter, disenfranchised people who are angry at the church is because of bad theology.… — John Mark Comer Bible Copy Share Image
“In this way of thinking, children are seen as a nuisance, and family as a hindrance to “freedom.” This is so very… — John Mark Comer Children Copy Share Image
“I cringe when I hear people abuse the Bible to bolster a twisted version of the American Dream.” — John Mark Comer American dream Copy Share Image
“I think one of the most interesting and paradigm-shifting verses in the Bible is Romans 12v1 where Paul says, “I urge you,… — John Mark Comer Bible Copy Share Image
“Jesus is calling us out. He’s saying that greatness is when we love and serve others.” — John Mark Comer Copy Share Image
“If your heart is stubborn, cold, or in open rebellion against Yahweh, then the worst thing God can do is give you… — John Mark Comer Worst thing Copy Share Image
“In the modern world, we start with the assumption that we know what God is like, and then we judge every religion… — John Mark Comer Books Copy Share Image
“Maybe the truth is that we want a God who is controllable because we want to be God. We want to be… — John Mark Comer Religion Copy Share Image
“Humility is not thinking of yourself at all. The humble person is lost in the needs of others.” — John Mark Comer Humble person Copy Share Image
“To the Scripture writers, hope is the absolute expectation of coming good based on the character of God.” — John Mark Comer Hope Copy Share Image
“But the Bible claims something radically out of step with its time. It claims there is one true Creator God who made… — John Mark Comer Bible Copy Share Image