“Try this New Year's resolution: I won't check my phone, my tablet, or my computer until I've first read a chapter in my Bible.” TryingYearsFirstsComputerPhonesChecksResolutionNew YearChaptersTabletsNew Year's Resolutions Author:Kevin DeYoung
“Don't try so hard to be hip. When the Church finds out what is cool, it is not cool anymore.” TryingHardChurchHips Author:Kevin DeYoung
“I try to keep in my mind the simple question: Am I trying to do good or make myself look good? Too many of our responsibilities get added to our plate when we are trying to please people, impress people, prove ourselves, acquire power, increase our prestige. All those motivations are about looking good more than doing good.” PeopleTryingMindLooksMotivationSimpleResponsibilityPleaseProveIncreaseAcquirePlatesImpressLooking GoodDoing GoodPrestige Author:Kevin DeYoung
“We may have the best of intentions in trying to discern God's will, but we should really stop putting ourselves through the misery of overspiritualizing every decision. Our misdirected piety makes following God more mysterious than it was meant to be” ShouldTryingMayDecisionMiseryIntentionFollowingGods WillMysteriousMeant To BePietyWere Meant To BeFollowing God Author:Kevin DeYoung
“The Bible tells us to love our neighbors as ourselves. Surely part of loving in this way is trying to understand what another person wants us to understand. I may not understand perfectly and I may not agree, but if I love you I should try to know what it is you wish I could know.” IfsKnowsWayWantShouldTryingMayPersonsWishLove YouAgreeNeighborWant U Author:Kevin DeYoung
“Jesus didn’t do it all. Jesus didn’t meet every need. He left people waiting in line to be healed. He left one town to preach to another. He hid away to pray. He got tired. He never interacted with the vast majority of people on the planet. He spent thirty years in training and only three years in ministry. He did not try to do it all. And yet, he did everything God asked him to do.” PeopleNeedsTryingYearsThreeJesusLeftWaitingLinesPlanetsPrayingTrainingTownsMajorityTiredThirtyThree YearsMinistryHealedThirty YearsWaiting In Line Author:Kevin DeYoung
