Sacred Marriage
book
Gary Thomas

A good marriage is not something you find, it's something you work for.  It takes struggle.  You must at times confront, and at other times confess.  But eventually it pays off and creates a relationship of beauty, trust, and mutual support. . .
It helps when we view our struggles in light of what they provide for us spiritually rather than in light of what they take from us emotionally.  . .If I'm in my marriage for emotional stability, I probably won't last long.  But if I think it can reap spiritual benefits, I'll have plenty of reason to not just be married, but act married.

Recreating with Eyes of Faith
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John Fischer

It was actually quite arrogant of us to think that God could only speak the truth through Christians. 
Unless everything was Holy Spirit breathed and anointed from beginning to end, it was not to be trusted. . .
To consider the secular a threat to faith is to give huge ground to the enemy before a battle has even begun.  Christians have claimed so little in this world.  We have been like children playing in a red wooden sandbox on the edge of a beautiful white sandy beach that stretches as far as the eye can see (and we brought our own sand).
relevantmagazine.com, fischtank.com

The Pressure's Off
book
Larry Crabb

I don't have to find a way to feel good before I love. 
I don't have to make my life work before I can glorify God or benefit others.