She taught him about the kind of self-reliance that doesn’t come at the expense of others.
“The church doesn’t lose its kids when they go to college. We start losing them in middle school. We lose children in the church when we send them out of worship to children’s church or Sunday school. This is one reason why Jesus kept insisting, “Let the little children come to me.”[222”
― Rings of Fire: Walking in Faith through a Volcanic Future
― Rings of Fire: Walking in Faith through a Volcanic Future
“Reasoning is a lost skill of the children of the TV generation, with their famously short attention span. Writing can help them get it back.”
― Writing to Learn: How to Write--And Think--Clearly about Any Subject at All
― Writing to Learn: How to Write--And Think--Clearly about Any Subject at All
“When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear.”
― Correct, Not Politically Correct: About Same-Sex Marriage and Transgenderism
― Correct, Not Politically Correct: About Same-Sex Marriage and Transgenderism
“When we are standing before the throne on judgement day, what battles will we look back on and be proud we fought? I suspect most of our Twitter debates will not be among them.”
― Finding the Right Hills to Die on: The Case for Theological Triage
― Finding the Right Hills to Die on: The Case for Theological Triage
“The hunger and hunt for identity is a driving force of the modern world. But the nature of the self in an age of simulacra, pseudonyms, avatars, gender/racial fluidity, “the wisdom of crowds,” and online friends makes having an identity a massive maze of conquest and confusion.”
― Rings of Fire: Walking in Faith through a Volcanic Future
― Rings of Fire: Walking in Faith through a Volcanic Future
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