A couple of great quotes
John Wesley once said: "Give me one hundred preachers who fear nothing but sin and desire nothing but God ... such alone will shake the gates of hell and set up the kingdom of heaven on earth."
Bonhoeffer writes: "A man who confesses his sins in the presence of a brother knows that he is no longer alone with himself; he experiences the presence of God in the reality of the other person. As long as I am by myself in the confession of my sins everything remains in the dark, but in the presence of a brother the sin has to be brought to light."
Bonhoeffer writes: "A man who confesses his sins in the presence of a brother knows that he is no longer alone with himself; he experiences the presence of God in the reality of the other person. As long as I am by myself in the confession of my sins everything remains in the dark, but in the presence of a brother the sin has to be brought to light."
posted by Lisa Stucky at 12:41 PM
2 Comments:
Great thoughts. Have you ever read a biography of Susannah Wesley, Jonathan's mom? Incredible! When do you leave for Montana?
No, I haven't. Will have to pick it up. Do you know the name? Will leave tomorrow (Mon the 14th). Planning to go camping for 5 nights ... unless we realize it's just too hard. Then we'll drive straight there! =) Will blog along the way!
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