Quotes from Timothy Lane

Own whatever personal sin you have brought to the situation.

We are worshipers who enter into relationship with the person or thing we think will give us life.

If you get stuck and things don't improve, be willing to get outside help.

Why is it so important to highlight these comparisons? Because the Christian life is built upon the foundation of facing who you really are and trusting who Christ truly is. Everything you do will be shaped by the degree to which you act on the blessings that are yours in Christ.

The fatal flaw of human wisdom is that it promises that you can change your relationships without needing to change yourself. When

Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.

The fatal flaw of human wisdom is that it promises that you can change your relationships without needing to change yourself.

but God wants to bring us to the end of ourselves so that we would see our need for a relationship with him as well as with others.

Because it is grounded in the Trinity, our unity also allows us to celebrate our diversity in the body of Christ. There is one God, but three persons. God uses our diversity to accomplish his purpose—our growth in grace. Diversity is not an obstacle, but a very significant means to this end.

Blowing up at people when our agendas are trampled

When we choose to practice true forgiveness, the relationship is not just brought back to where it was before the offense; it actually moves further down the road to maturity.

Forgiveness Involves Canceling a Debt