Simple Acceptance

"Grace heals our shame not by trying to find something good and lovely within us that is worth loving but by looking at us as we are, the good and the bad, the lovely and the unlovely, and simply accepting us."



James Bryan Smith. Embracing the Love of God: The Path and Promise of Christian Life. HarperSanFransico: New York (1995). p.38

Power and Battle

One does not become empowered solely in isolation; that power becomes fully realized in battle.



Andrew Comiskey. Pursuing Sexual Wholeness: How Jesus Heals the Homosexual. Creation House, Lake Mary, Florida (1989) page 93

Don't Try to Fix Yourself

"Trying to improve our existing selves is precisely our problem.... We may fear that God will draw away from us if we are honest, but in fact the opposite movement occurs.... 'Here I am, God. You know I am broken and wayward and foolish.' These words dismantle our pride and allow God to penetrate our hearts."


James Bryan Smith. Embracing the Love of God: The Path and Promise of Christian Life. HarperSanFransico: New York (1995). p.36, 37

Focus and Access

One whose focus on Jesus is undivided has more ready access to Him.



Andrew Comiskey. Pursuing Sexual Wholeness: How Jesus Heals the Homosexual. Creation House, Lake Mary, Florida (1989) page 90

Community and Truth

"We lack community in many churches precisely because we have been ashamed to admit that we are sick. Admitting the truth of who we really are is the first step to building real community."


James Bryan Smith. Embracing the Love of God: The Path and Promise of Christian Life. HarperSanFransico: New York (1995). p.35

Yielding and Trust

With each experience of yielding to Jesus, trust developed.



Andrew Comiskey. Pursuing Sexual Wholeness: How Jesus Heals the Homosexual. Creation House, Lake Mary, Florida (1989) page 84

If God Abandoned Me

"...if my God would abandon me I would commit more misdeeds than any other man."



St. Francis of Assisi as quoted by James Bryan Smith. Embracing the Love of God: The Path and Promise of Christian Life. HarperSanFransico: New York (1995). p.34

One's True Self

To find one's true self, one must forsake all falsehood and follow Jesus.



Andrew Comiskey. Pursuing Sexual Wholeness: How Jesus Heals the Homosexual. Creation House, Lake Mary, Florida (1989) page 85.