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“People divide themselves by their response to truth.”
― Paul Ellis

“Genuine acceptance is based on knowledge. You cant truly accept someone unless you know them.”
― Paul Ellis

“Obedience follows trust as surely as disobedience follows distrust. But what does distrust look like? Distrust has two aspects: (1) Distrust is Adam disregarding God and saying, "I know better" and (2) distrust is the Israelites at Sinai saying "God, tell us what to do, and we'll do it" (see Exodus 19:8).
Don't be fooled by the Isrealites' desire to obey God. Their motives were rotten, and their hearts were faithless. If they trusted God they would not have asked for rules. They would've said, "God, remember your covenant with our father Abraham and bless us." Instead they basically said, "God, we don't believe your promises to Abraham. Tell us how we can bless ourselves." And God gave them what they asked for: rules for self-blessification.”
― Paul Ellis

“Reflections on Careers in Quantitative Finance

Carnegie Mellon’s Steve Shreve is out with an interesting post on careers in quantitative finance, with his commentary on the changing landscape in quantitative research and the implications for financial education.”
― Paul Ellis

“Under law, the best of us is justly charged guilty on account of sin, but under grace, the worst of us is justly charged righteous on account of Jesus. This”
― Paul Ellis, Grace Disco: Escape to Reality Greatest Hits, Volume 1

“How do we get ready? Not by cloistering ourselves in a monastery, for the ready men and women in Matthew 24:40–42 are working in the fields and grinding in the mill. They are participating in life and providing for their families. Their readiness does not require them to withdraw from society. Being ready means being prepared. It’s having a positive answer to the following question: If Jesus came back today, would you be happy to see him? Perhaps”
― Paul Ellis, AD70 and the End of the World: Finding Good News in Christ’s Prophecies and Parables of Judgment