Max Cederlund

“Maybe this is why 75 percent of church-raised children ditch the church when they turn 18. They see the gap between our supposed beliefs and our actions and decide not to join the hypocrisy.”
― Francis Chan, You and Me Forever: Marriage in Light of Eternity

“If the devil can’t steal your soul, he’ll just keep you busy doing meaningless church work.”
― Shane Claiborne, The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical

“What if evangelical mega churches became known around the world for things like providing water access for entire countries or fighting to end the AIDS pandemic? Imagine what integrity that would give to the good news we preach, especially the gospel that Jesus declares is good news to the poor.”
― Shane Claiborne, The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical

“While we can’t force people to be devoted, it may be that we have made it too easy for them not to be. By trying to keep everyone interested and excited, we’ve created a cheap substitute for devotion. Rather than busying themselves with countless endeavors, the early followers devoted themselves to a few. And it changed the world. It seems like the Church of America is constantly looking for the next new thing.”
― Francis Chan, Letters to the Church