Can’t wait to welcome everyone joining the Franklin Fellows @c3franklintn this year. Great meeting today with Michael Armentrout about Autumn classes.

I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.

Here’s a 1 min clip of Rich Mullins in honor of his death on Sept. 19, 1997. Classic. It’s from one of his last concerts before the car accident… he said this almost 30 years ago.🔥

Jesus, you’ve freed us from our sins for eternity. Now, for your glory, free us to choose forgiving over resenting, extending grace over hardening our hearts, and building bridges over nursing grudges.

Son, ‘he said,' ye cannot in your present state understand eternity... They say of some temporal suffering, "No future bliss can make up for it," not knowing that Heaven, once attained, will work backwards and turn even that agony into a glory. — Lewis, The Great Divorce

T.S. Eliot gets it:

The work of the church is not the call to ministry. Our true work is that of manifesting likeness to Christ in all things, whether in success or failure, criticism, or praise. If numbers, growth, and fame were God’s measures, then Jesus would be deemed a failure.

Do you know this Van Gogh painting of The Good Samaritan? I'll post the story in the comment section. It's found in the Book of Luke.

One of the richest men in the world. Watch till the end.

“For persecution never kills the church. But a compromised Gospel will” — Dr. Patrick Fung #L4Congress

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The late, great Kris Kristofferson describing his conversion experience. You can see that he's uncomfortable describing it, which for me adds to the authenticity.