Gallup polls of the 1940s, 50s, and 60s indicate that 98% of Americans believed in God during these decades.
“The first apostles of Christ were in the eyes of the world “unlearned and ignorant” men: it was not until the Church had endured a persecution and had grown largely in numbers that Christ called a learned man to be His apostle.31”
― The Permanent Revolution: Apostolic Imagination and Practice for the 21st Century Church
― The Permanent Revolution: Apostolic Imagination and Practice for the 21st Century Church
“the main stimulus for the renewal of Christianity will come from the bottom and from the edge, from sectors of the Christian world that are on the margins.”22”
― The Permanent Revolution: Apostolic Imagination and Practice for the 21st Century Church
― The Permanent Revolution: Apostolic Imagination and Practice for the 21st Century Church
“The only times “work and keep” are used together in the Bible are in Eden (Gen. 2:15) and the tabernacle (for example, Num. 3:7–8).7 When you think of the tabernacle, you should think of Eden.”
― Charis: God's Scandalous Grace for Us
― Charis: God's Scandalous Grace for Us
“we will never be faithful in the biblical sense if we never move from home base.”
― The Permanent Revolution: Apostolic Imagination and Practice for the 21st Century Church
― The Permanent Revolution: Apostolic Imagination and Practice for the 21st Century Church
“Jesus envisions that discovering God’s kingdom will inspire two things: exhilarating joy, and huge change in your life.”
― 40 Days of God's Kingdom
― 40 Days of God's Kingdom
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