Paul Coles

Jesus follower. Truth seeker. Husband, father, friend ... always learning.

[Paul Coles @pauljcoles]

A lot of research in physics…is “religion masquerading as science under the guise of mathematics”.

Love the honesty of this article https://t.co/AWMfho2yTX

[Michael Frost @michaelfrost6]

Who wants to start praying this deceptively simple prayer?

[Brad Brisco @bradleybrisco]

Mother Teresa was once asked, “How did you receive your call to serve the poor?” She answered, “My call is not to serve the poor. My call is to follow Jesus. I have followed him to the poor.”

~ Ronald Sider from "Churches That Make a Difference"

[Thabiti Anyabwile @ThabitiAnyabwil]

“The greatest distance in the world is the distance between knowing and doing.”

—unknown

[Paul Coles @pauljcoles]

@_nickmcknight Of course, that is probably only about 75% true and 25% definitely needs to be fact checked… just not sure which 25% 🤣
Love that. I’ll have to plagiarise it some time on a Sunday morning 🤫

[Paul Coles @pauljcoles]

@_nickmcknight Christianity was obvs, predominantly Middle Easterner for the first few centuries… then possibly shifted west, in name at least… and is now really Asian, African and South American dominant… or anything but a western dominant faith… we just have the $£ and shout the loudest.

[Diane Langberg, PhD @DianeLangberg]

May we know Christ so well in 2022 that we can discern what is unlike Him no matter the seductive or religious garb it wears.

[Terry Virgo @TerryVirgo]

I discovered an astonishing truth: God is attracted to weakness. He can’t resist those who humbly & honesty admit how desperately they need him. (Jim Cymbala).

[Paul Coles @pauljcoles]

“Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.”
Profoundly challenged again by these words of Paul’s jumping out at me as I clicked on 1 Cor 11 this week. Can’t get them out of my head.
That is the call of Leadership.
Lord help us.

[NBC Olympics & Paralympics @NBCOlympics]

Sing it loud and proud, Fiji rugby! What great voices! #TokyoOlympics

[Paul Coles @pauljcoles]

@rev_mac #Everyone-who-makes-more-for-entertaining-us-than-those-who-teach-us,-train-us,-heal us,-council-us-and-protect-us-combined-...out! #andallofuswhopropugatethissystemout 🙃

[Craig Groeschel @craiggroeschel]

Sometimes we must face our fears to fulfill our calling.

[Jonathan David Smith 🇨🇦 @_JonathanSmith]

If you lead a spiritual community, remember that efficiency is not the goal, participation is the goal. Participation creates connection and connection creates community.

If we become too 'polished' or too 'expert' we lessen the ability for people to participate.

[Shane Claiborne @ShaneClaiborne]

I wish Democrats did more to protect life before birth...
And I wish Republicans did more to protect life after birth.

[Timothy Keller (1950-2023) @timkellernyc]

Truth without love is harshness; it gives us information but in such a way that we cannot really hear it. Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws.

[Paul Coles @pauljcoles]

Take 2 mins to listen to this. Blessed to be a blessing. https://t.co/GdR2eWDM1F

[Garrett Kell ن @pastorjgkell]

One of the most dangerous things a Christian can do right now is neglect Bible reading.

Thousands of voices are attempting to convince you how to think.

Be certain, you are being shaped.

More Scripture, less social media.
More Bible, less books.
More prayer, less blog posts.

[Pete Greig @PeteGreig]

If all my prayers were answered I might well have great faith but I would never learn true faithfulness. Faithfulness - that mark of all true saints - is a long, slow defiance of painful circumstance. It is a militant simplicity; a bloody-minded plodding; a darker kind of trust.

[Ｐｅｔｅｒ Ｌｙｎａｓ @peterlynas]

We live in a secular age where all beliefs are up for grabs. In a strange way that makes this interview possible - Kanye West Airpool Karaoke - YouTube. It’s worth watching. https://t.co/CcjHXugaxH

[Alistair Hamill @ahamillphotos]

Cloudless nights are few and far between these nights, but the chance of clear skies on Tuesday night was enough to tempt me out in hope. All I needed was 15 minutes of a gap. And - eventually - I got it! This is the Milky Way rising up over Slieve Donard as seen from Tyrella.