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Men, you are the leaders of Men, you are the leaders of your families. You might be reluctant to assume that role. You might even deny that it falls to you. Nonetheless, you are your family’s de facto leader, whether you choose to believe it or not.

When people who are living together visit our churches or small groups or homes, it is not our first job to try to correct their behavior, but instead to demonstrate the grace and truth of Jesus Christ.

It’s really something you have to accept by faith, trusting that a measurable result will come, even if the book isn’t read by people for another two years.

Two segments from the novel Safely Home, by Randy Alcorn

I heard a pastor make a startling confession: “Whenever I think about heaven, it makes me depressed. I’d rather just cease to exist when I die.”

The place we’ll live forever will be where God comes down to dwell with us, on the New Earth (Revelation 21:1-3).

This world is the closest thing to heaven unbelievers will ever experience, and the closest thing to hell believers will ever know. 

I would like to see a church become so godly, so Spirit-filled that it would have a spiritual influence on all of the churches in the entire area.

The power of Christ’s resurrection is enough not only to remake us, but also to remake every inch of the universe.

Note from Randy: I wrote this to the men in a study group I led, based on Dallas Willard’s book, Spirit of the Disciplines.

Choose your friends wisely. Don’t just let friendships happen by circumstance. Make them happen by choice—careful, thoughtful choice.

The majority text (MT) really means “a statistical number larger than another text type” (i.e., called the MT = “Western Text”). The other major text type has fewer manuscripts, but they are older and some are better preserved.