Aaron Burden

“There is no one we swindle more than we swindle ourselves. There is no one we run to defend more than we do ourselves. And like every other spiritually blind person, Joe was blind to his blindness.”
― Paul David Tripp, Dangerous Calling: Confronting the Unique Challenges of Pastoral Ministry

“I wonder if being angrily shouted at or arrogantly debated with has ever swayed a single person? Are human hearts moved by being ridiculed and mocked? When people fling accusations with the presumption of knowing another person’s intentions, what possible outcome could they be hoping for? Who would ever move to their enemy’s camp under such treatment?”
― Chip Gaines, Capital Gaines: Smart Things I Learned Doing Stupid Stuff

“The blacker the night around us grew, the brighter and truer and more beautiful burned the word of God.”
― Corrie ten Boom, The Hiding Place

“Human beings are always assigning to themselves some kind of identity. There are only two places to look. Either you will be getting your identity vertically, from who you are in Christ, or you will be shopping for it horizontally in the situations, experiences, and relationships of your daily life. This”
― Paul David Tripp, Dangerous Calling: Confronting the Unique Challenges of Pastoral Ministry