Chris Brauns > Quotes

“The individual is seen as the ultimate. Consequently, we have witneed a decline of civic virtue at the expense of the common good. In addition, the loss of an objective standard for determining what is good and healthy for society has left us with nothing but a vague cultural desire to respect diversity and tolerate the perspectives and choices of others. Radical individualism is undermining the corporate solidarity that gave rise to our national success.”
― Chris Brauns, Bound Together: How We Are Tied to Others in Good and Bad Choices

“First, you cannot make it your central goal to call a pastor who will not bore you. The people in your community are drowning. They don’t need someone to row out beside them and entertain them. They need the life preserver of God’s Word. The people in your pews face great trials today and will in the days to come. Their most desperate need in life, even more important than whether or not they have a warm bed and food, is to hear from God. Whatever you do as a search committee, you must call a pastor who will preach the Word. Second, if you do call a pastor who preaches the Word in a biblical way, then you will not be bored. People may get upset. A few may use the sermon time to catch up on their sleep. But if you call a truly Word-centered pastor, you can expect your church family as a whole to look forward to a weekly event where the Word is exposited and lives are changed.”
― Chris Brauns, When the Word Leads Your Pastoral Search: Biblical Principles and Practices to Guide Your Search

“Though he is supremely exalted, Christ is not a vindictive taskmaster who would rub your face in your mistakes and beat you down over your failures.”
― Chris Brauns, Unpacking Forgiveness: Biblical Answers for Complex Questions and Deep Wounds

“Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins” (1 Peter 4:8).”
― Chris Brauns, Unpacking Forgiveness: Biblical Answers for Complex Questions and Deep Wounds