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“To see riches and poverty for what they are we must stand firmly within the Kingdom view of well-being. The essential point can be put into one shocking statement: Under the rule of God, the rich and the poor have no necessary advantage over each other with regard to well-being or well-doing in the life or the next.” –Dallas Willard

“The truth is that spiritual transformation takes place as we embrace the challenges and opportunities associated with each season of our life.” –Ruth Haley Barton

“We are certainly dust–but we are valuable dust.” –Aundi Kolber

"Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. As long as ever you can." –John Weasley

"God has infinite attention to spare for each one of us. You are as much alone with him as if you were the only being he had ever created." – C.S. Lewis

“We’re not called to a busyness that drains us; we’re called to an abundance that trains us.” –Susie Larson

“Praying with frequency gives us the readiness to pray again as needed from moment to moment. The more we pray, the more we think to pray , and as we see the results of prayer–the responses of our Father to our requests–our confidence in God’s power spills over into other areas of our life.” –Dallas Willard

“Seek a relationship when you pray, not answers. You won’t always find answers, but you will always find Jesus.” Father Mike Schmitz

"Always, everywhere God is present, and always He seeks to discover Himself to each one." –A.W. Tozer

“We are starved for quiet, to hear the sound of sheer silence that is the presence of God himself.” –Ruth Haley Barton

“Holy desire can be learned. All prayer is part work and part rest.” – Jen Po***ck Michel

“...small bits of our day are profoundly meaningful because they are the site of our worship. The crucible of our formation is in the monotony of our daily routines.” – Tish Harrison Warren

“Forgiveness comes to those with a new life them: a life of loving confidence in God that is inseparable from the intention to please and be like him. god upholds the intention of such people, and within the psychological reality of their mutual love he enables them to do as they intend.” – Dallas Willard

" Always, everywhere God is present, and always He seeks to discover Himself to each one." – A.W. Tozer

"Rather, he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined."
– Titus 1:8

James Bryan Smith's thought from above this week is, “Are you preparing for your weight of glory?” In this episode, James discusses the essay by C.S. Lewis, “The Weight of Glory.” Smith uses verses 16 through 18 from 2nd Corinthians chapter 4 to help explain his thought from above.

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"Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it."
– Hebrews 13:1-2

"A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger."
– Proverbs 15:1

“We were baptized into Christ and brought to ‘experiential union’ with him. What he experienced then we now also experience through our communion with him. And this also means that we share his death to the sin powers that run the world. As they were not what moved him, so they are also not what move us.” – Dallas Willard

"The Christian shoemaker does his duty not by putting little crosses on the shoes, , but by making good shoes, because God is interested in good craftsmanship." – Martin Luther

"There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind." – C.S. Lewis

"When you make the dream of your heart a treasure of heaven, it holds an eternal value." – Deborah Brodie

"You will never know the fullness of Christ until you know the emptiness of everything else but Christ." – Charles Spurgeon

"Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones."
– Proverbs 16:24

We want to thank you InterVarsity Press for their continued partnership with the Apprentice Gathering! Each year they provide an in person bookstore full of resources for our attendees. Be sure to visit them in their usual place on the 3rd floor of the Davis building when you're with us this September! We are grateful for their continued partnership!

"We are starved for quiet, to hear the sound of sheer silence that is the presence of God himself." – Ruth Haley Barton

"For the spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline."
– 2 Timothy 1:7

"If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world." – C.S. Lewis

James Bryan Smith a Things Above conversation with author Ken Shigematsu about his book, “Now I Become Myself.” Drawing on a rich variety of personal experience, Scripture, spiritual formation classics, psychology, and relational neuroscience; award-winning author and pastor Ken Shigematsu shows how a deep, experiential encounter with the love of God can heal us of our shame, make us whole again, and inspire us to fulfill our purpose by making a faithful contribution to the world.

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"Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul." – James Bryan Smith