R Alan Woods Quotes

“Never regard study as a duty but as an enviable opportunity to learn to know the liberating influence of beauty in the realm of the spirit for your own personal joy and to the profit of the community to which your later works belong."

~Albert Einstein

"Einstein is referring to ones 'legacy' and its intended future recipients as being willfully purposed to benefit them on their journey through this gift of life given to us by God”
― R. Alan Woods, The Journey Is the Destination: A Book of Quotes With Commentaries

“There are sins much more serious than socio-pathologies which really are mental illnesses, whereas self-righteousness is an illness of the soul.”
― R. Alan Woods, The Person of The Holy Spirit: To Empower, Equip, and Enable

“Beware when wrong-doing is called good and right-doing is called evil.”
― R. Alan Woods, The Journey Is the Destination: A Book of Quotes With Commentaries

“God has certainly not called us to throw our brains out the window as an appropriate response to His Grace".

R. Alan Woods [2012]”
― R. Alan Woods, Apologia: A Collection of Christian Essays

“Knowledge & understanding mixed with ones convictions of 'experience' is hardly impositional".

~R. Alan Woods [2012]”
― R. Alan Woods, The Journey Is The Destination: A Photo Journal

“Jesus said, 'Enter into My rest' and let God do what He does best”
― R. Alan Woods, The Journey Is The Destination: A Photo Journal

“It's not about worthiness, it's about willingness.”
― R. Alan Woods, The Journey Is The Destination: A Photo Journal

“We don't do the cleaning, the Holy Spirit does”
― R. Alan Woods, The Journey Is The Destination: A Photo Journal

“To Christy Wimber:

"Are you even aware of the massive growth of the 'organic' home church movement in the USA??? They are primarily comprised of those Christians who have suffered significant 'spiritual abuse' (Dr. Ken Blue) within the 'organized' churches of which the Vineyard may be sadly included. I know John came down hard on any servant leader who spiritually abused anyone if he was personally aware of it!!! Alas, John is gone and there doesn't seem to be anyone who comes near to filling his spiritual 'shoes' within VCFUSA. Seems to me God is putting those in leadership who abuse the flock in their place...an empty church!!!"

~R. Alan Woods [2013]”
― R. Alan Woods, Do’in The Stuff: A Complete History of The Vineyard Christian Fellowship Movement

“Jesus said, 'The Kingdom of God is within' and 'I only say what I hear the Father saying and I only do what I see the Father doing'. Therefore, It is something we experience, articulate, and do. The Kingdom of God is already here but not yet fully realized.”
― R. Alan Woods, The Journey Is The Destination: A Photo Journal

“We're all diamonds in the rough until God gets His hands on us".

~R. Alan Woods [1984]”
― R. Alan Woods, The Journey Is The Destination: A Photo Journal

“There exits within the ecclesia and among its citizens a phenomena I refer to as 'Spiritual Correctness'. Essentially it says: 'Don't say anything that could offend anyone, focus on what is right with the 'church' and its leadership, don't be critical, speak the truth in 'love', promote the status quo, don't make 'waves', don't call anyone 'out', respect 'authority', don't expose 'wrong-doing', cover those who 'spiritually abuse' others, keep it 'secret' within our family; don't ask any hard questions. Sounds exactly like the textbook definition of a highly dysfunctional family system. The only 'system' and its enablers that Jesus spoke out against vehemently was the religious system of His day and its leadership."

~R. Alan Woods [2013]”
― R. Alan Woods, Pharisee's Among Us: False Authority vs. Servant Leadership

“There are enough hours in a day to know that you are truly loved."

~R. Alan Woods [2013]”
― R. Alan Woods, The Journey Is the Destination: A Book of Quotes With Commentaries

“It takes practice to become proficient at something. Practicing the presence of God will make us good at it.”
― R. Alan Woods, The Journey Is The Destination: A Photo Journal

“Do I believe in demonic possession?

My thinking is more aligned with 'demonization' in the context of Christianity & Spirit-filled believers, whereas I am quite certain an 'unbeliever' can possibly become 'possessed' by a demonic spirit('s).”
― R. Alan Woods, The Person of The Holy Spirit: To Empower, Equip, and Enable

“Faith without reason produces a mindless Christianity which is less than useless; the focus on justice in this world produces a theology that chases its own tail."

~R. Alan Woods [2013]”
― R. Alan Woods, The Journey Is the Destination: A Book of Quotes With Commentaries

“I do not politicize Christianity nor my discipleship as Jesus did not politicize either His divinity nor his humanity.”
― R. Alan Woods, The Humanity of Jesus Christ: Wholly God, Holy Man

“My metaphysical thinking is more in alignment with Plato rather than Aristotle's."


~R. Alan Woods [2013]”
― R. Alan Woods, The Journey Is the Destination: A Book of Quotes With Commentaries

“Jesus always kept it real: He always responded in a way that led one to the end of ones self and presented one with a clear choice: Will I walk away feeling challenged or will I walk with Him being changed.”
― R. Alan Woods, The Journey Is The Destination: A Photo Journal

“ 'Lady Wisdom' is my wife and those I reach with Truth understood are my children".

~R. Alan Woods [2012]”
― R. Alan Woods, The Journey Is The Destination: A Photo Journal

“Mr. Dawkins' assertions are self-refuting- ie. Actual infinity vs. potential infinity easily makes the most reasonable argument for theism and a Deity. Now, the argument for the Creator God of Christianity requires much more time, energy, and logical effort."


~R. Alan Woods [2007]”
― R. Alan Woods, The Journey Is the Destination: A Book of Quotes With Commentaries

“It would behoove you to have your thesis finely tuned and the logical arguments utilized in support of it tightly woven into a credible, and creatively persuasive tapestry.”
― R. Alan Woods, The Journey Is the Destination: A Book of Quotes With Commentaries

“Being that the *historical* Jesus was of pure Hebraic descent- lineage of Eber- He was not an Arab or of Arabic descent, therefore He was not dark skinned as most Israeli's are not."

~R. Alan Woods [2013]”
― R. Alan Woods, The Journey Is the Destination: A Book of Quotes With Commentaries

“I have struck out more times than I can count, but I have hit many home runs as well".

~R. Alan Woods {2013]”
― R. Alan Woods, The Journey Is the Destination: A Book of Quotes With Commentaries

“I am a 'Light' seeker with a 'tude'!."

~R. Alan Woods [2013]”
― R. Alan Woods, The Journey Is the Destination: A Book of Quotes With Commentaries

“Ah, a breath of fresh air: reasonable faith!!!"

~R. Alan Woods [2013]”
― R. Alan Woods, The Journey Is the Destination: A Book of Quotes With Commentaries

“To me, everyday is an observance of a 'holy day' for 'this is the day the Lord has made' and as such I do not observe high nor 'low' Holy days."

~R. Alan Woods {2013]”
― R. Alan Woods, The Journey Is the Destination: A Book of Quotes With Commentaries

“The Life of Pi' timelessly encapsulates an objectively true & real meme that God is Love and seeks out those He calls unto himself."

~R. Alan Woods [2013]”
― R. Alan Woods, The Journey Is the Destination: A Book of Quotes With Commentaries

“Christ awareness is imperative."


~R. Alan Woods [2013]”
― R. Alan Woods, The Journey Is the Destination: A Book of Quotes With Commentaries

“The Biblical manuscripts are quite unequivocally clear on the issue of marriage and its definition. The law of the land may change, however the Holy Writ shall not."


~R. Alan Woods [2013]”
― R. Alan Woods, The Journey Is the Destination: A Book of Quotes With Commentaries