I believe that people are meant to live in an ongoing conversation with God, speaking and being spoken to. ~ Dallas Willard, Professor of Philosophy,

““I believe that people are I believe that people are meant to live in an ongoing meant to live in an ongoing

conversation with God, conversation with God, speaking and being spoken speaking and being spoken

to.”to.”

~ Dallas Willard, ~ Dallas Willard, Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, University of Southern University of Southern

CaliforniaCalifornia

““I do not believe that God I do not believe that God our Father is a dumb, non-our Father is a dumb, non-

communicative communicative impersonality.”impersonality.”

~ E. Stanley Jones~ E. Stanley Jones

““Why is it that when we Why is it that when we speak to God we are said to speak to God we are said to be praying, but when God be praying, but when God

speaks to us we are said to speaks to us we are said to be schizophrenic?”be schizophrenic?”

~ Lilly Tomlin, Comedian~ Lilly Tomlin, Comedian

““He walks with me, and he He walks with me, and he talks with metalks with me

And he tells me I am his own,And he tells me I am his own,And the joy we share as we And the joy we share as we

tarry there,tarry there,None other has ever known.”None other has ever known.”

~ C. Austin Miles, In The ~ C. Austin Miles, In The GardenGarden

““I make it my business to I make it my business to persevere in his Holy presence, persevere in his Holy presence,

wherein I keep myself by a wherein I keep myself by a simple attention and a general simple attention and a general

fond regard to God, which I fond regard to God, which I may call an ACTUAL PRESENCE may call an ACTUAL PRESENCE of God; or, to speak better, an of God; or, to speak better, an

habitual, silent, and secret habitual, silent, and secret conversation of the soul with conversation of the soul with

God.”God.”

~ Brother Lawrence~ Brother Lawrence

““Earth’s crammed with Earth’s crammed with Heaven,Heaven,

and every common bush afire and every common bush afire with God;with God;

but only he who sees takes off but only he who sees takes off his shoes.”his shoes.”

~ Elizabeth Barrett Browning~ Elizabeth Barrett Browning

““Suppose a parent would Suppose a parent would dictate to the child minutely dictate to the child minutely everything he is to do during everything he is to do during the day. The child would be the day. The child would be stunted under that regime. stunted under that regime.

The parent must guide in such The parent must guide in such a manner, and to the degree, a manner, and to the degree, that autonomous character, that autonomous character,

capable of making right capable of making right decisions for itself, is produced. decisions for itself, is produced.

God does the same.” God does the same.”

~ E. Stanley Jones~ E. Stanley Jones

““How many have mistaken How many have mistaken the voice of their own the voice of their own

imagination for this witness imagination for this witness of the Spirit of God!”of the Spirit of God!”

~ John Wesley~ John Wesley

““The Holy Spirit living within The Holy Spirit living within us and speaking to us ought us and speaking to us ought

to be the natural, normal to be the natural, normal life-style of believers.”life-style of believers.”

~ Charles Stanley~ Charles Stanley

““The Spirit who inhabits us is The Spirit who inhabits us is not mute, restricting himself not mute, restricting himself

to an occasional nudge, a to an occasional nudge, a hot flash, a brilliant image, hot flash, a brilliant image, or a case of goose bumps.”or a case of goose bumps.”

~ Dallas Willard~ Dallas Willard

““Surely the LORD is in this place, Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was not aware of it.”and I was not aware of it.”

~ Genesis 28:16 (NIV)~ Genesis 28:16 (NIV)

““Today there is a wide measure of agreement, Today there is a wide measure of agreement, which on the side of Physics approaches which on the side of Physics approaches

almost to unanimity, that the stream of almost to unanimity, that the stream of knowledge is heading towards a non-knowledge is heading towards a non-

mechanical reality; the universe begins to mechanical reality; the universe begins to look more like a great thought than like a look more like a great thought than like a

great machine. Mind no longer appears as an great machine. Mind no longer appears as an accidental intruder into the realm of matter; accidental intruder into the realm of matter; we are beginning to suspect that we ought we are beginning to suspect that we ought

rather to hail it as the creator and governor of rather to hail it as the creator and governor of the realm of matter.”the realm of matter.”

~ Sir James Jean, Physicist~ Sir James Jean, Physicist

““It is not possible to formulate It is not possible to formulate the laws of quantum mechanics the laws of quantum mechanics in a fully consistent way without in a fully consistent way without

reference to consciousness.”reference to consciousness.”

~ Eugene Winger, ~ Eugene Winger,

Nobel Laureate PhysicistNobel Laureate Physicist

““In him all things hold In him all things hold together.”together.”

~ Colossians 1:17 (TNIV)~ Colossians 1:17 (TNIV)

““Man’s chief end is to glorify Man’s chief end is to glorify God and enjoy him forever.”God and enjoy him forever.”

~ Westminster Shorter Catechism~ Westminster Shorter Catechism

““Even though I walk through Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of the valley of the shadow of

death,death,I will fear no evil, for you are I will fear no evil, for you are

with me.”with me.”

~ Psalm 23:4 (NIV)~ Psalm 23:4 (NIV)

Keep your lives free from the Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content love of money and be content with what you have, because with what you have, because

God has said, God has said, "Never will I leave you;"Never will I leave you;

never will I forsake you.“never will I forsake you.“

~ Hebrews 13:5-6 (TNIV)~ Hebrews 13:5-6 (TNIV)

The key to joy is not God’s The key to joy is not God’s

presentspresents but his but his presencepresence..

““If they do not listen to Moses If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone be convinced even if someone

rises from the dead.”rises from the dead.”

~ Luke 16:31 (TNIV)~ Luke 16:31 (TNIV)

““Pray without ceasing.”Pray without ceasing.”

~ 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NASB)~ 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NASB)

““I wish that all the LORD's I wish that all the LORD's people were prophets and that people were prophets and that the LORD would put his Spirit the LORD would put his Spirit

on them!”on them!”

~ Numbers 11:26 (NIV)~ Numbers 11:26 (NIV)

““I am with you always, to the I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”very end of the age.”

~ Jesus, Matthew 28:20 (TNIV)~ Jesus, Matthew 28:20 (TNIV)

““My sheep listen to my voice; I My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow know them, and they follow

me.”me.”

~ John 10:27 (TNIV)~ John 10:27 (TNIV)