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- The only comfort comes in thinking about how nice it was to know them, and how nice it was to brush against goodness for a season.
- Gordon Atkinson, RealLivePreacher.com Weblog, August 5, 2003
- Fidelity to commitment in the face of doubts and fears is a very spiritual thing.
- Gordon Atkinson, RealLivePreacher.com Weblog, December 16, 2002
- My life is the story of a man who always wants to carry too much. My spiritual quest is the painful process of learning to let go of things not essential.
- Gordon Atkinson, RealLivePreacher.com Weblog, December 16, 2002
- We think having faith means being convinced God exists in the same way we are convinced a chair exists. People who cannot be completely convinced of God’s existence think faith is impossible for them. Not so. People who doubt can have great faith because faith is something you do, not something you think. In fact, the greater your doubt the more heroic your faith.
- Gordon Atkinson, RealLivePreacher.com Weblog, December 26, 2002
- God, I don’t have great faith, but I can be faithful. My belief in you may be seasonal, but my faithfulness will not. I will follow in the way of Christ. I will act as though my life and the lives of others matter. I will love. I have no greater gift to offer than my life. Take it.
- Gordon Atkinson, RealLivePreacher.com Weblog, December 26, 2002
- EVERY path may lead you to God, even the weird ones. Most of us are on a journey. We’re looking for something, though we’re not always sure what that is. The way is foggy much of the time. I suggest you slow down and follow some of the side roads that appear suddenly in the mist.
- Gordon Atkinson, RealLivePreacher.com Weblog, February 13, 2003
- Forgiveness is the healing of wounds caused by another. You choose to let go of a past wrong and no longer be hurt by it. Forgiveness is a strong move to make, like turning your shoulders sideways to walk quickly on a crowded sidewalk. It's your move.
- Gordon Atkinson, RealLivePreacher.com Weblog, July 7, 2003
- It really doesn't matter if the person who hurt you deserves to be forgiven. Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself. You have things to do and you want to move on.
- Gordon Atkinson, RealLivePreacher.com Weblog, July 7, 2003
- Forgiveness does not always lead to a healed relationship. Some people are not capable of love, and it might be wise to let them go along with your anger. Wish them well, and let them go their way.
- Gordon Atkinson, RealLivePreacher.com Weblog, July 7, 2003
- There isn’t much better in this life than finding a way to spend a few hours in conversation with people you respect and love. You have to carve this time out of your life because you aren’t really living without it.
- Gordon Atkinson, RealLivePreacher.com Weblog, August 27, 2003
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