Messy Grace

How a pastor with gay parents learned to love others without sacrificing conviction. Book by Caleb Kaltenbach (@calebwilds) Available from @WaterBrookPress

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You are NOT the worst mistake you've made.
Everyone is worth more than their toxic choices.

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Christianity isn't:
Us v Them

Christianity is:
God & Us FOR Them

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You don't have the power to change anyone, but you can love them.

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You're closer to showing true grace when you're not afraid to roll up your sleeves & help someone-- no matter how messy they might be.

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When we treat people well, it's easier for them to believe that God loves them.

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“There's more beauty in truth, even if it is dreadful beauty.”

~John Steinbeck

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Recently @bakerpastor & @calebwilds sat down and discussed deeper aspects of #messygrace check it out!

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You are responsible for the good you do and the good you don’t do.

~Deltan Dallagnol

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Check out this session on #messygrace for the 2017 Intentional Church Conference

https://t.co/T75uD2tK3e

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Our key relationships deserve our patience, listening and understanding.

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Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change.

@nickygumbel

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Compassion---> everyone counts.

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Treating others well and praying for them regularly are things we strive to do if we truly love God.

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The grace of God doesn't depend on your actions.

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You can fight the wrongs in life with boldness & graciousness and not become like those who have hurt you.

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Empathy is the ability to press pause on your own thoughts and feelings long enough to understand someone else's.

@reggiejoiner

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Truth and grace create tension, but they are inseparable.

One leads to the other. You can't have one without the other.

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Ever learning & never able to come to the knowledge of the truth
~2 Tim 3:7

A word of caution not to idolize learning over truth
@GabeLyons

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“Never let us be guilty of sacrificing any portion of truth on the altar of peace.”

~J.C. Ryle