Faith and the Magic Kingdom Quotes
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“Disneyland is one huge narrative, and like all good narratives, it contains lessons, examples, reminders, and warnings.”
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“As the Imagineers care about the design details of Disney parks, God cares about the everyday details in our lives.”
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“There’s something special about becoming part of someone’s story. At Christmas, we remember when God did that for us and then took the story even further.”
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“I would never claim that hanging out in the Esplanade was the same as going to Disneyland, but some days I’m content with that kind of casual commitment to following Jesus.”
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“Faith is being sure of the reality that is greater than the reality we see around us.”
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“God never promised life would be easy. He did promise peace and security, but only in Himself.”
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“As I walk through Adventureland I am reminded of my companions and I am thankful for them.”
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“A key aspect of your Supernatural Kingdom Identity is that you belong to Christ and are valued.”
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“Christians are blessed in many ways. But Tourist Christians are in it only (or primarily) for the blessings.”
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“Scripture repeatedly reminds us of the dangers of not taking time to ‘blow down’ the boiler of our hearts and clean out the sediment.”
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“Just as a dolphin lives in the water but must breathe the air, so we live on the earth but must be refreshed by God in heaven.”
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“Sometimes we are given more than we can handle so that we learn to stop relying on ourselves and start relying on God.”
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“Do we have to stand out from, or even above, everyone else to have value in who we are? Not at all!”
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“You don’t have to be ‘better’ to be unique, and uniquely valuable.”
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“We live either afraid that God will get mad at us, afraid that He already is, or unconcerned whether or not He cares at all.”
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“We live in a type of Fantasyland, a negative one, where we have rules, beliefs, & patterns that are safe, comfortable, & yet often untrue & damaging.”
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“Sometimes finding yourself up a tree is the best place you can be–where else will you discover you can fly?”
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“Without dark times, we don’t truly understand what it means that He is our shelter from the storm.”
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“Like Br’er Rabbit, we too can be confident, only we have a much better reason for assurance than our own cleverness.”
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The lesson of Fantasmic! (intended or not) is that fear can destroy us–from the inside–but we have a choice.”
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“The heart of our separation from God is our claim that ‘we’ve got no strings’; we want to live the way we choose.”
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“Whatever the facts of your story were, they have changed because now you can be in Christ, and in Him your story is forever new.”
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“There are 3 primary ways we can change our perspective: seek God’s perspective, wise counsel, and a change of scenery.”
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“You may think you are just a mound of dirt, but if you are a child of God you have value because you have been redeemed.”
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“Worry focuses your attention on you. What can I do to fix my problem?…What’s missing in this picture? God is.”
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“‘De-nile’ on the Jungle Cruise is a great pun. Denial of sin in real life is no laughing matter.”
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“God did not design you for mediocrity.”
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“You bring glory to God when you know who He made you to be and you live it out–not trying to be anybody else.”
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“We bring the key that unlocks the beauty within people as they come into the light of His love and grace.”
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“Believers do not have the promise of an easy life, but we do have the promise of a safe arrival.”
