Michael Baum

“If we refuse to update our knowledge, then we have refused to know and thereby refused to love.”
― Dale Fincher, Opening the Stable Door: An Advent Reader

“Introducing Jesus as our light in this dark world gives our friends something to ponder, allowing a guarded heart to give Jesus another look and freeing people to see Jesus as a promise instead of a threat.”
― Dale Fincher, Coffee Shop Conversations: Making the Most of Spiritual Small Talk

“Christians struggle with hypocrisy because of our core confusion about what Christianity means. We tend to believe that Christianity is more about being good than about following Jesus.5 If we believe this, when we try to share our beliefs with others, we talk more about attending church, praying a sinner’s prayer, and becoming a good person than about Jesus. The result is that we become known for morality, not for our love of Jesus.”
― Dale Fincher, Coffee Shop Conversations: Making the Most of Spiritual Small Talk

“I’m looking at flour like you would a carton of milk or a bag of peaches. Because it’s a fresh product. It’s alive.” “Versus everyone else?” I asked. “Everyone else pursues shelf life. Most flour preservation is done by toasting it slightly—it’s called kilning—and what you’re doing is drying out the grain further so there’s absolutely no moisture. That’s what we eat. Wheat picked long past ripeness, then broken apart, and then mummified. Mills are abattoirs for wheat.”
― Dan Barber, The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food