Tom Berlin > Quotes

“Jesus calls us to reach out to people in troubled water. We have the ability to help. We can throw a line and work to hoist them onto the raft, but we can’t help people who do not realize they must be an active participant in their own rescue.”
― Tom Berlin, Reckless Love: Jesus' Call to Love Our Neighbor

“They showed how Jesus changed the story Peter wrote for himself or would have been given by others. Rather than a story of Peter’s deficiency, the morning on the beach teaches us Jesus’ sufficiency.”
― Tom Berlin, The Third Day: Living the Resurrection

“we can have hope in Jesus because through the Resurrection, he is dependably with us. He is still our Savior, and he is still our Lord. Death has not overcome him. If he is present, so is his grace, his forgiveness, and his love.”
― Tom Berlin, The Third Day: Living the Resurrection

“Redemption and restoration lead to mission.”
― Tom Berlin, The Third Day: Living the Resurrection

“Without the Resurrection, we have nothing. A cross without an empty tomb on the third day is just bad news.”
― Tom Berlin, The Third Day: Living the Resurrection