Jay Lloyd

“With one act of self-will, man’s world turns black. Instead of life, he finds death, his defiance severing his soul’s lifeline to God.1 Instead of freedom, he finds slavery, his corrupted “flesh” now ruling from within and a new master ruling from without, the serpent who man obeyed in the Garden instead of God. Humanity is in the deceiver’s grip—held captive by him to do his dark will—and the snake will not let go.2”
― Gregory Koukl, The Story of Reality: How the World Began, How It Ends, and Everything Important that Happens in Between

“Do not imagine that if you meet a really humble man he will be what most people call “humble” nowadays: he will not be a sort of greasy, smarmy person, who is always telling you that, of course, he is nobody. Probably all you will think about him is that he seemed a cheerful, intelligent chap who took a real interest in what you said to him. If you do dislike him it will be because you feel a little envious of anyone who seems to enjoy life so easily. He will not be thinking about humility: he will not be thinking about himself at all. If anyone would like to acquire humility, I can, I think, tell him the first step. The first step is to realise that one is proud. And a biggish step, too. At least, nothing whatever can be done before it. If you think you are not conceited, it means you are very conceited indeed.”
― C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

“Today's atheists, so confident in their scientific certainty, bask in the assurance that the world is evolving to a point of brotherhood, coexistence, and love. It's inevitable, they tell themselves. It's science, they uncuriously insist. They're actually making a monumentally important wager about human nature and the future itself. They're betting that, once the West becomes unanchored from its Christian ethical foundations, the evolutionary currents will carry us to safe harbor at paradisiacal islands. They're betting we can retain the dignity of the individual, human rights, the love of neighbor, the rule of law, and respect for free will without the forms of Christian teaching and dogma.”
― Peter M. Burfeind, Gnostic America: A Reading of Contemporary American Culture & Religion according to Christianity's Oldest Heresy

“Though many of our current challenges have a novel ring to them, the basic problems are not new. They’ve arisen out of age-old schemes that originated in the invisible realm and trade on a foundational lie that goes back to the very beginning.”
― Gregory Koukl, Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity's Toughest Challenges