Fearlessness means taking the first step, even if you don't know where it will take you. It means being driven by a higher purpose, rather than applause. It means knowing that you reveal your character when you stand apart, more than when you stand with the crowd.
Jesus fed 5000 but only 500 followed him after lunch. He had 12 disciples but only 3 went further in the Garden, and only 1 stood with him at the Cross. The closer you get to the Cross, the smaller the crowd gets.
The signs are all around us. We can see them springing up like wildflowers after the prairie rain. People who had fallen asleep are waking up. People who had been content to watch are wanting to join. People who never said a word are speaking out. The tipping point of...
We may ignore, but we can nowhere evade, the presence of God. The world is crowded with Him. He walks everywhere incognito. from Letters to Malcolm-------------------------------------------Gender-neutral version: We may ignore, but we can nowhere evade, the presence...
One other picture that will always be a part of my memory of that week is the way people all across the land crowded into their places of worship. ...My fear is that we are beginning to think and act like we are on our own again and we can do it alone. ...We need God...