Clara

“Pastors do not know enough about every vocational field to know how the gospel influences work in that sector. Clergy and laypeople [must] sit down as equals—each with some knowledge the other does not have—to plan for Christian witness in public life.”
― Timothy J. Keller, How to Reach the West Again: Six Essential Elements of a Missionary Encounter

“Much of the energy of Christian growth today is among non-white, non-Western people and young people who want chosen religion, not inherited religion. This is why the great cities of the West may become hotbeds of new, growing churches.”
― Timothy J. Keller, How to Reach the West Again: Six Essential Elements of a Missionary Encounter

“Reconciliation is the key to lasting and growing relationships with others. I think of my marriage. Caron and I have been together for over forty years and, through many bumps and bruises, our love has continually grown. The key is not compatibility or strength of character. The secret is reconciliation through forgiveness.”
― John Smed, Journey in Prayer: 7 Days of Praying with Jesus

“Political polarization... is one of the bitter fruits of the secular project, the first effort in history to build cohesive societies without a common set of shared moral and religious values.”
― Timothy J. Keller, How to Reach the West Again: Six Essential Elements of a Missionary Encounter