Jason Silverthorne

“The most famous example of the latter was the so-called Ciompi uprising of 1378, when the city’s downtrodden cloth workers revolted against their masters and, amid mass disturbances, set fire to the palaces of the aristocratic families and temporarily seized control of the Republic.”
― Ross King, Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture

“First, simply open your Bible and read it to your family. Second, after you have read it, you should ask your family to share the spiritual truths that stood out to them. Third, have your family earnestly pray for one another, making requests of God for His favor, for family, church, community, nation and world, and to cry out for the souls of the lost. Fourth, sing together as a family.”
― Jeff Pollard, A Theology of the Family

“I, a poor sinful person, confess myself before you, my Lord God and Maker, that sadly I have sinned much, with my senses, thoughts, words, and deeds, as you, eternal God, know very well. I regret them and beg your grace. Amen.
Heinrich Bullinger”
― Jonathan Gibson, Be Thou My Vision: A Liturgy for Daily Worship

“What teachings of Scripture do you still mainly follow out of dutiful habit, not with an eye toward honoring God or being used as a blessing to others? What has your legalistic adherence gained for you, and what has it cost you?”
― John F. MacArthur Jr., Daily Readings From the Life of Christ, Volume 1