{"author":"Dennis Garvin","author_id":"Dennis+Garvin","total_quotes":6,"quotes":[{"text":"The last Bible I looked at contained over 2000 pages, and you humans managed to get yourself kicked out Paradise by page 5. That has to be some kind of record.","author":"Dennis Garvin","tags":["depravity","humanity","sin"],"id":391,"author_id":"Dennis+Garvin"},{"text":"A wilderness experience includes a long walk back.","author":"Dennis Garvin","tags":["discipleship","self-denial","trials"],"id":71978,"author_id":"Dennis+Garvin"},{"text":"How can you introduce error into the Bible? Have a human open it. The moment he reads it, the Bible because weighted down with his biases and expectations.","author":"Dennis Garvin","tags":["bible","prophecy","scripture"],"id":184606,"author_id":"Dennis+Garvin"},{"text":"We periodically return to the throne of God for a transfusion of reality. It helps us recall that the redemption of mankind doesn't depend on us. Sometimes we lose sight of that. A visit back to the throne also reminds us of the One who loves us and that he is in charge. All this helps to remove a self-imposed burden from our backs.","author":"Dennis Garvin","tags":["anxiety","worry","worship"],"id":189924,"author_id":"Dennis+Garvin"},{"text":"Most humans turn away from God simply for the privilege of deluding themselves into thinking they are the masters of their own destiny.","author":"Dennis Garvin","tags":["arrogance","hubris"],"id":231838,"author_id":"Dennis+Garvin"},{"text":"Temptation is not his (Satan's) strongest weapon. Despair is.","author":"Dennis Garvin","tags":["despair","despondency","salvation","spiritual-warfare"],"id":376732,"author_id":"Dennis+Garvin"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":6,"pages":1}}