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The Christian leader of the future is called to be completely irrelevant and to stand in this world with nothing to offer but his or her own vulnerable self. God loves us, not because of what we do or accomplish, but because God has created and redeemed us in love.

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The resistance to praying is like the resistance of tightly clenched fists. This image shows a tension, a desire to cling tightly to yourself, a greediness which betrays fear.

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Fear is the great enemy of intimacy. Fear makes us run away from each other or cling to each other but does not create true intimacy.

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The evangelical movement has become just a bit victimized by a success-oriented culture, wanting the church - like the corporation - to be successful.

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To be a minister means above all to become powerless, or in more precise terms, to speak with our powerlessness to the condition of powerlessness which is so keenly felt but so seldom expressed by the people of our age.

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Too many of us are lonely ministers practicing a lonely ministry.

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Living in a community with very wounded people, I came to see that I had lived most of my life as a tightrope artist trying to walk on a high, thin cable from one tower to the other, always waiting for the applause when I had not fallen off and broken my leg.

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One of the most beautiful ways for spiritual formation to take place is to let your insecurity lead you closer to the Lord. Natural hypersensitivity can become an asset; it makes you aware of your need to be with people and it allows you to be more willing to look at their needs.

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I've had a tremendous problem with depression in my life. I'd rather not talk about it, because it's over. But depression is real.

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Our first responsibility in the midst of violence is to prevent it from destroying us.

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Biography

Nationality: Dutch

Type: Clergyman

Born: January 24th, 1932

Died: September 21st, 1996

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