Becky at the blog Christian Chick's Thoughts shares her thoughts about Dug Down Deep. In particular she writes about her reaction to the chapter on the Holy Spirit: "I grew up in a conservative Christian community where, at least in my recollection, the Holy Spirit was ... well ... not really mentioned. Couple that with my charismatic friend who "weirded me out," and I never really had any desire to learn about the Holy Spirit. I realize now that my knowledge of God is rather lopsided--I know a lot about God the Father and God the Son but not much about God the Spirit. Harris devotes an entire chapter to the Holy Spirit, explaining his view that neither the charismatics nor the fundamentalists (or whomever the opposites of the charismatics are) have it all right. No matter our view on tongues and prophecy, we need to acknowledge that the Holy Spirit is living and active! Reading this chapter helped me see where I've been closed-minded, and I now long to know more about the Spirit." Read the full review.
"It takes us long to learn that prayer is more important than organization, more powerful than armies, more influential than wealth and mightier than all learning." - Samuel Chadwick, The Path of Prayer
"For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes." - Revelation 7:17
"Prayer is not overcoming God's reluctance, but laying hold of His willingness."- Martin Luther
"As we advance through the centuries, light and life begin to decrease in the Church. Why? Because the torch of the Scripture begins to grow dim and because the deceitful light of human authorities begins to replace it." - Merle d'Aubigne (1794-1872), Reformation historian
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