Quotes by Cole Ryan

“I believe being a gentleman goes well beyond holding the door for a girl and letting her go before you. Its about being vulnerable for her. I think that when it comes to the way we treat women, its...”

“Jesus seemed to believe that the key to generosity wasnt having more, but being content with what you already have.”

“Our God is vulnerable. He is.This might be striking to some. The prominent view of God is strong, mighty, courageous - not vulnerable. God?Vulnerable? God didnt only hang naked on a wooden cross, a...”

“Why does Jesus love us? Do you ever think about that? Why does Jesus, content and whole and complete and satisfied, love us? I dont see how this would benefit Jesus. He has nothing to gain from us;...”

“Jesus idea of blessing is completely contrary to ours. It has nothing to do with what we have, and everything to do with who we are.”

“Heres the thing: You can be materialistic and poor. You can also be content and rich. It has nothing to do with your income and it has everything to do with your heart. You dont need to earn more m...”

“I want to go much further than that. I want to point out that when Jesus spoke, whether it be of blessing or wealth or prosperity or what-have-you, He was rarely speaking of what is physical, what ...”

“We always want what is not ours. Its intriguing. We think if we can just get that, well finally be happy. The lure of what we do not have is deceptive.True freedom, however, is found in being conte...”

“Youre not discontent for wanting to be in a relationship, youre just human.”

“Dating is never mentioned in the Bible, not once. Im not saying that datings a sin or that datings evil. Thats not what this book is about. What I am saying is that if we look to Scripture for spec...”

“In the first book of the Bible it is written that: "The Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. In another translation it is written like this: "God was s...”

“I believe marriage was designed to do what only marriage can do - point us to Jesus by modeling his love for us. This, though, isnt easy or even preferable. This means the sin in us, the pride and ...”

“Were in an a bit of an awkward situation. When the institution of marriage first came about, people commonly got married at around the same age that they began to develop feelings for the opposite ...”

“The opposite of lust is intentional, purposeful. The opposite of lust is longing for a particular person because while lust is looking to get, the opposite of lust is looking to give. The opposite...”

“And for another person to come along side us on our journey - for two messy, broken people to come together and say I know your faults, I know youre going to do some things I hate, I know the perso...”

“Love is often confused with attraction. Love is an action, its a choice. We can choose to love someone. Attraction, however, is a feeling, its an emotion, its temporary.”

“Theres a certain worth that can only be given to us by God. You see, if you think about it, worth has nothing to do with the object. Worth has everything to do with how much someone is willing to p...”

“Theres a beautiful poem at the beginning of a collection of books we call the Bible. In that poem, it is written: "Then God said, Let us make man. God then recognized that it was not good for man t...”

“Notice that love thy neighbor - a wildly popular piece of wisdom found in the Bible - is a command. Jesus is commanding us to love. Now, Jesus understood that emotions and feelings cannot be comman...”

“Do we run from money in fear of being a slave to it? I know I did that for a while. I dont think thats the answer, though.I think the answer is our mission. Are you on a mission? Not only with your...”