Jerry W. Davison

“the one and only safety in the universe, is the perfect nearness of the Living One! God is being; death is nowhere!”
― George MacDonald, Unspoken Sermons Series I., II., and II.

“The hill of the Beatitudes and the hill of Calvary are not unrelated. The moment Jesus proclaimed the Beatitudes on that Galilean hillside—and began to live them—he was launched on a course that would ultimately lead to Good Friday and his crucifixion on the hill of Calvary.”
― Brian Zahnd, Beauty Will Save the World: Rediscovering the Allure and Mystery of Christianity

“Authority is tied to the message the author intends to communicate as an agent of God’s revelation. God has accommodated himself to the world of ancient Israel to initiate that revelation. We therefore recognize that although the Bible is written for us (indeed, for everyone), it is not written to us. In its context, it is not communicated in our language; it is not addressed to our culture; it does not anticipate the questions about the world and its operations that stem from our modern situations and issues.”
― John H. Walton, The Lost World of Adam and Eve: Genesis 2-3 and the Human Origins Debate

“As Christians we will do the world a great service and lead the way in peacemaking if we will boldly and unequivocally state that violence can never be justified in the name of God. Never. If the state feels that violence is unavoidable in achieving their ends, so be it, but the church must speak with a unified voice and tell the state they employ violence without the blessing of God.”
― Brian Zahnd, Beauty Will Save the World: Rediscovering the Allure and Mystery of Christianity