R. Alan Woods

“Ecclesiastes would be quite unbearable were it not for Heavens eternity and its citizens". ~R. Alan Woods [2013]”

“If you don't like the weather in southern Ohio, just wait fifteen minutes!!!". ~R. Alan Woods [2013]”

“You can only accomplish the impossible when the God of the possible is involved".~R. Alan Woods [2013]”

“Despite all claims to the contrary, we have not been called by God to be inspectors of others production or quality of 'fruit'.”

“The idea that reason and rationality is somehow separate from and antithetical to ones ' heart' is one of the most absurd theologies I have ever in my life heard." ~R. Alan Woods ("Just Keeping It Real", Copyright 2012)”

“A spirit of suspicion is not the gift of discernment.”

“Wisdom may begin in wonder, however, it inevitability ends in righteousness (Socrates)."~R. Alan Woods [2013]”

“Continual prayer is a lifestyle."~R. Alan Woods [2013]”

“The head and the heart are not separate, but rather like intimate friends who work together sharing their experiences which enrich our lives and those of others". ~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“I use Facebook to broadcast my intellectual luggage".~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“You can't fix stupid”

“My worldview aside from my Christian perspective is more aligned with Plato's thinking, conclusions, and philosophy”

“So how does God affect justice in this life/economy/reality? A lightening bolt, an angel of death, or by the hand of a human being?"~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“Yet, we must never 'throw the baby out with the bathwater'".~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“We're all diamonds in the rough until God gets His hands on us". ~R. Alan Woods [1984]”

“Language is not the barrier, the heart is".~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“If the colander is perforated, then the hole filled vessel is irrelevant". ~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“Be annoyed and sin not" ~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“‎"Being most concerned with God's righteous judgments rather than the biased judgments of mere men, I have been standing...for the cause of Christ". ~ R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“Greed applied is prosperity realized". ~R. Alan Woods [2006]”

“‎"The only abject failure my mind can think of is ones failure to spend Eternity in God's Heaven" ~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“God is The Reasonable One, therefore reason & faith are not antithetical" ~R. Alan Woods [2007]”

“‎"The more we spend our time 'practicing the presence' of Jesus, the more we become like Him"~ R. Alan Woods”

“The problem with the church is the church”

“Free markets and capitalism are predicated upon the definition of greed as altruistic in economics".~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“I jus luvs me some lily white turkeymeats". ~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“Critical thinking is a necessary and vital skill".~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“In my opinion, I'm quite certain that Dr. Miroslav Volf most always means simply what he says and says exactly what he means and he no more speaks in 'code' than I do".~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“Good and bad exist always, everywhere”

“No one is perfect and perfectly holy but God alone".~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“A sincere apology is analogous to authentic repentance".~R. Alan Woods [2013]”

“Churchill was an articulatory genius."~R. Alan Woods [2013]”

“It is widely unknown, but nonetheless true that Catholicism fervently promotes the 'spiritual disciplines' whereas Protestantism has largely neglected them altogether. Does 'volunteerism' facilitate the formation of Christ's character in us or rather does it reveal our level of Christ-like maturity through the work of the Holy Spirit in us? Jesus modeled son-ship and gave all of His time, shared his talents,and invested all of His treasure while affirming others as He proclaimed through demonstrations the Kingdom of God.'Christ-likeness cannot be self-efforted' (Woods, 2007)." ~R. Alan Woods [2013]”

“A presumption becomes a self-refuting assertion". ~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“It's not about religion, it's about relationship".~R. Alan Woods [2006]”

“It's not about an organized religious system, it's about a supernatural, intimate relationship with the creator God of Christianity". ~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“Truth inevitably pierces its target, the hearts of men".~ R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“To tirelessly promote the cause of Christ and his Father's Kingdom is the fire that should burn bright in the hearts of all men"~ R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“Be wary of any man who says he has no enemies"~ R. Alan Woods [2006]”

“Everything I have learned has not come from books, it has come experientially over time under pressure walking with Christ".~ R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“Christ-likeness cannot be self-efforted" ~R. Alan Woods [2007]”

“Signs & wonders are a manifestation of God's love for us. The Resurrection was the greatest sign & wonder of them all and without it our existence would be in vain. If theology matters (Wimber), then so does knowledge. Without it Noah, Abraham, Jesus, or Paul would not have fulfilled God's purposes. 'My people perish for a lack of knowledge' (NT-passim)."~R. Alan Woods [2013]”

“Scientism is gnosticism wrapped in a post-modern package".~R. Alan Woods [2009]”

“The Fathers intent desire is that none would 'perish'. The promise God has given us is one of 'liberation'- Freedom. Being set free "from" captivity and reconciled "to" your Father. Intimacy with Jesus garners son-ship with Abba. As Jesus "demonstrated" that Son-ship of Grace he said, 'I only "say" and "do" what I hear the Father saying and doing'. Proclaiming the Kingdom of God by "Do'in the Stuff". The early church 'got' Jesus. John Wimber 're-got' Jesus and began proclaiming the Kingdom and demonstrating it as any loving son would of his Father. Now, we are no longer refuges but 'Bona Fide' citizens in good standing with our King and our new country. Where Love, Mercy, Grace; Peace 'rains' on us eternally here and now. 'The Already But Not Yet' (Ruis)."~R. Alan Woods [2013]”

“I think someone, somewhere, at some time once said, 'Nuance is a bitch!' ". ~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“I am most annoyed with the real possibility and the likely hood that what I have to say as a progeny of my thinking may not be of much value until well after my demise!".~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“The more important point is that Reality is much more 'nuanced' that we may imagine. Operationally co-existent economies make for a much better fit into what we now know about our material universe per quantum physics, et al. This is after all His creation and He is the Rational One. Reason and Faith are not antithetical, but rather synergistic.”

“I am not aligned in my thinking with Calvinism, neither am I aligned in my thinking with Arminianism. I have proposed a more 'Wholeistic' theology encompassing the 'both/and' in the context Objective Truth & Reality". ~R. Alan Woods [2012]”

“YOU CAN RUN, BUT CAN NOT HIDE"The statement, 'after giving it much thought', hardly becomes credible when one spends less that 24 hours in that endeavor. In fact, it is really giving something very little thought at all. In that case it becomes an issue of denial. And also, those who proclaim Christ as Lord and God as Abba, who run to Them to hide from the very issues in their lives that They desire to deal with and remove, always amaze me. We as Christians should run to God with the hope that He will reveal to us that which He intently desires to deliver us from".[Just Keeping It Real]”

“I'm of the opinion that many Christians are in deep denial about the reality of there being 'real' Evil in this world. Evil that cannot be reasoned with; is reprobate, incorrigible, determined, un-appeasable, violent, murderous, and unrelenting. I find this denial shocking in that the Bible clearly shows that in the end this battle is all about Good vs. Evil. This is a very real and present danger to the leaders and people of Israel. They know the truth and are not in any denial about it!!! It's harsh, yes! However, it is Real and a danger to those in Israel. This is not my first rodeo!!! Combat brings me no joy!!! But, God has His holy warriors who risk their lives so others can have the luxury to live in denial!!! Israeli's have no such luxury!!!”