“I have an unquenchable desire to slow down and find my life going deeper in my walk with Christ. I want to meet him in the depths of my soul, away from the stress and press of everything on top. A relationship with Christ is the key to fulfilling our deepest longings. All of life is about filling the void that sin and separation from him have created within. Filling the emptiness with piles of things, earthly friendships, satisfying experiences, and sensual encounters ultimately proves to achieve less than what we had hoped for. Christ is the only one who fits.” WantSoulLife IsDesireChristSinWalksChristianityAchieveKeysFitProveStressDown AndPressesLongingDepthDeeperSeparationMy SoulSensualEncountersEmptinessSatisfyingVoidFulfillingSlow DownFilling Author:Joseph Stowell
“I never see God. I seldom run into visual clues that remind me of God unless I am looking. The act of looking, the pursuit itself, makes possible the encounter. For this reason, Christianity has always insisted that trust and obedience come first, and knowledge follows.” FirstsReasonRunningChristianityPursuitObedienceEncountersVisualsClue Book:Reaching for the Invisible God Study Guide Source: Reaching for the Invisible God Study Guide
“My first encounters with faith came about the time I was a Boy Scout, at about 14 or 15. I made the logical deduction that they operate the same way; I treated my faith like earning a merit badge, and everything about Christianity was about earning merit badges.” WayFirstsMadeChristianityBoysTreatedMeritEncountersLogicalEarningBadgesDeductionsBoy Scout Author:Max Lucado
“Christianity is not a new philosophy or new morality. We are Christians only if we encounter Christ... Only in this personal relationship with Christ, only in this encounter with the Risen One do we really become Christians... Therefore, let us pray to the Lord to enlighten us, so that, in our world, he will grant us the encounter with his presence, and thus give us a lively faith, an open heart, and great charity for all, capable of renewing the world.” IfsWorldGivingHeartPhilosophyChristianChristChristianityLordPrayingMoralityCapableCharityEncountersGrantsOur WorldEnlighteningLivelyRisenOpen HeartPersonal Relationships Author:Pope Benedict XVI
“Many people perceive Christianity as something institutional - rather than as an encounter with Christ - which explains why they don't see it as a source of joy.” PeopleJoyChristChristianitySourcePerceiveEncounters Author:Pope Benedict XVI
“The essence of Christianity...is an ever-new encounter with... the God who speaks to us, who approaches us and who befriends us!” SpeakChristianityApproachEssenceEncounters Author:Pope Benedict XVI