Oliver

“No matter what the terrain, everything in creation does what God designed it to do. Cacti grow up, not down. Wind blows. Rocks lie there. Snakes slither. Birds fly. Flowers bloom on schedule. There’s really only one part of creation that regularly tries to operate outside God’s design. That’s us.”
― Mike Bechtle, Evangelism for the Rest of Us: Sharing Christ within Your Personality Style

“As Christians, we’re not salespeople; we’re just introducing mutual friends.”
― Mike Bechtle, Evangelism for the Rest of Us: Sharing Christ within Your Personality Style

“If we don’t live in a way that is distinctive from our culture, then why not? If we are going to be satisfied with living our lives like the rest of the world and adding a weekly sermon and a small group Bible study on top, then what exactly are we up to in the church? Isn’t there more? And”
― M. Scott Boren, Missional Small Groups (Allelon Missional Series): Becoming a Community That Makes a Difference in the World

“I spent one full afternoon on the rocks of Clarendon Gorge talking with the locals who had retreated to the cool rapids of Mill River to escape the summer heat. They shared their food and their stories with me. And as I sat and listened to them talk about interests ranging from car parts to pottery and football to farming, it struck me that every person I had ever met and would ever meet knew something I didn’t and could do something I couldn’t. It was a simple truth, but I finally realized that the more people I invested in, the smarter and better equipped I would be.”
― Jennifer Pharr Davis, Becoming Odyssa : Adventures on the Appalachian Trail