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About John Townsend
John Townsend (born June 1, 1952) is an American clinical psychologist, leadership consultant, and best-selling author. He has written or co-written more than 20 books including Boundaries, Whoβs Pushing Your Buttons?, Itβs Not My Fault, Leadership Beyond Reason: How Great Leaders Succeed by Harnessing the Power of Their Values, Feelings and Intuition, and, most recently, Where is God? published by Thomas Nelson.
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βGod has made Himself knowable through the Bible.β
βTrust in and value the benefit of Godβs compassion and identification.β
βConnecting with others during difficult times makes the trials more bearable.β
βI have noticed in this economic downturn that more of my friends talk about Godβ¦β
βOur image of God, whom we canβt see, is deeply affected by people, whom we can see.β
ββ¦faith in God creates the possibility that even if our situations do not change, life can be good.β
ββWhere are You?β can be both a protest against a problem and a search for understanding and perspective.β
βHe has always been here, and He is here now. He loves you and is working actively for your good in His own way.β
ββ¦the big picture of our spiritual growth is not an event but the development of the habit of relationship with God.β
βIt is easy to think that we should put up a brave front and stay positive about all our struggles. But that is not the biblical model.β
βFaith grows when we assume the position of one who canβt do it all by himself. That means we go to God, follow Him, and ask Him for help.β
ββ¦there is something beyond our circumstances, and that is an emotional, from-the-heart connection to God, no matter what is going on in our lives.β
βDavid, the man after Godβs own heart, got right to it and spilled out his guts about his experience: βHow long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever?ββ
βOur tendency is to be strong, self-sufficient, and dependent on our own willpower, but rather than try harder, we should reach out to the God who is all-powerfulβ¦β
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John Townsend on Aeronautics 3 quotes
β"Wal, I like flyin' well enough," He said, "but the' ain't sich a thundern' sight O' fun in't when ye come to light."β
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John Townsend on Mind
βA flower more sacred than far-seen success Perfumes my solitary path; I find Sweet compensation in my humbleness, And reap the harvest of a quiet mind.β
John Townsend on Air
βDarius was clearly of the opinion That the air is also manβs dominion, And that, with paddle or fin or pinion, We soon or late Shall navigate The azure, as now we sail the sea.β
About John Townsend
John Townsend (born June 1, 1952) is an American clinical psychologist, leadership consultant, and best-selling author. He has written or co-written more than 20 books including Boundaries, Whoβs Pushing Your Buttons?, Itβs Not My Fault, Leadership Beyond Reason: How Great Leaders Succeed by Harnessing the Power of Their Values, Feelings and Intuition, and, most recently, Where is God? published by Thomas Nelson.