Steve M
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But when I really got to know him, what I found in Jesus was a strong man with a submissive will, fully and courageously given over to God’s wild purpose for the world.


“Understanding the power of the underdog requires an effort. It requires standing up to conventional wisdom.”
― David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
― David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

“Turning the other cheek often leaves you with two broken jaws, but Jesus is still King, and still right.”
― Onward: Engaging the Culture without Losing the Gospel
― Onward: Engaging the Culture without Losing the Gospel

“Courage is not something that you already have that makes you brave when the tough times start. Courage is what you earn when you've been through the tough times and you discover they aren't so tough after all.”
― David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
― David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

“He was an underdog and a misfit, and that gave him the freedom to try things no one else even dreamt of.”
― David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
― David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

“If politics drives the gospel, rather than the other way around, we end up with a public witness in which Mormon talk-show hosts and serially-monogamous casino magnates and prosperity-gospel preachers are welcomed into our ranks,”
― Onward: Engaging the Culture without Losing the Gospel
― Onward: Engaging the Culture without Losing the Gospel
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