Fasting confirms our utter dependence upon God by finding in Him a source of sustenance beyond food.
Dallas WillardMost problems in contemporary churches can be explained by the fact that members have never decided to follow Christ.
Dallas WillardIn Spiritual formation we are aiming at a character and life that is so shaped that the deeds of Christ routinely and easily come from what is inside.
Dallas WillardThe sinner is not the one who uses a lot of grace... The saint burns grace like a 747 burns fuel on take off.
Dallas WillardMany people get what they need from church attendance because the Word is preached, and the rituals are carried on, and God works, but it's drift more than anything else. And that's why the churches keep reaching for some programmatic formula that will make people come and give money. It's just really very sad.
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