John Gallagher

“What was there in the world more Western than Mozart, more civilized, more perfect? No eight hundred thousand voices could drone their chant to Mozart's notes. Mozart had never written to stir the masses, but to touch the heart of each single human being, in his private self.”
― Jean Raspail, The Camp of the Saints

“A God who suffers pain, injustice, and death for us is a God worthy of our worship. In a world of pain and oppression, how could we give our highest allegiance to someone who was immune to all that? This is a God who knows what storms are like because he came into the world and dove straight into the greatest pain and suffering. Because of his self-substitution, we can have life. To the degree you grasp what Jesus did for you, and rest in the salvation he bought for you, to that degree this pattern of substitutionary sacrifice and love will be reproduced in your relationships. And you will become the kind of person the world desperately needs.”
― Timothy J. Keller, Rediscovering Jonah: The Secret of God's Mercy

“Whatever you live for actually owns you. You do not really control yourself. Whatever you live for and love the most controls you.”
― Timothy J. Keller, The Prodigal Prophet: Jonah and the Mystery of God's Mercy

“When you say, “I won’t serve you, God, if you don’t give me X,” then X is your true bottom line, your highest love, your real god, the thing you most trust and rest in.”
― Timothy J. Keller, Rediscovering Jonah: The Secret of God's Mercy