Josh Wentz

“Could it not be the case that if one loves something one sees it better and more truly than if one did not love it?”
― Vincent van Gogh

“To believe in Him is not such a great thing. To become like Him is truly great.”
― Richard Wurmbrand, In God's Underground

“Effective stewardship leads to generative work and a generative culture. We turn wheat into bread—and bread into community. We turn grapes into wine—and wine into occasions for joyful camaraderie, conviviality, conversation, and creativity. We turn minerals into paints—and paints into works that lift the heart or stir the spirit. We turn ideas and experiences into imaginative worlds for sheer enjoyment and to expand the scope of our empathy.”
― Makoto Fujimura, Culture Care: Reconnecting with Beauty for Our Common Life

“Almighty God, in this quiet hour I seek communion with thee. From the fret and fever of the day's business, from the world's discordant noises, from the praise and blame of men, from the confused thoughts and vain imaginations of my own heart, I would now turn aside and seek the quietness of thy presence. All day long have I toiled and striven; but now in the stillness of heart and the clear light of thine eternity, I would ponder the pattern my life is weaving.”
― John Baillie, A Dairy of Private Prayer