Daryl Struemph

“Every day, in a thousand ways, people choose to live within a certain story of reality, be it atheism, Christianity or something else. Some do it without ever asking whether their story is true, even though they base their entire lives upon it.”
― Justin Brierley, Unbelievable?: Why after ten years of talking with atheists, I'm still a Christian

“Seek justice; love mercy. You don’t have to be angry to do that. People say we have to get angry to fight injustice, but I’ve noticed that the best police officers don’t do their jobs in anger. The best soldiers don’t function out of anger. Anger does not enhance judgment.”
― Brant Hansen, Unoffendable: How Just One Change Can Make All of Life Better

“would rather have Christians with imperfect theology who go and love people in the name of Christ, than believers with perfect theology whose faith is hermetically sealed from actually making a difference. In”
― Justin Brierley, Unbelievable?: Why after ten years of talking with atheists, I'm still a Christian

“else.’7 What we believe about the world and how we interact with it will very much depend on the worldview that we adopt. When I put my contact lenses in my eyes every morning, suddenly the blurry outlines of my house become clear and distinct. If I then put on a pair of sunglasses as I step outside into bright sunlight, my view of the world will change again. Inhabiting a Christian, atheist or other religious worldview is somewhat like putting on a pair of glasses that changes our focus. The worldview different people adopt might just as easily be an unexamined Western consumerism or strongly held political ideology. Whatever our worldview may be, none of us have unimpeded 20/20 vision when it comes to the true picture of reality. Our assumptions, beliefs and values act as a filter through which we interpret and engage the world around us. In the Christian worldview, intellectual arguments and evidence may help us to establish the fact that God exists and has been revealed in Jesus Christ. But the real task of faith is coming to see the whole world through Christ-focused spectacles.”
― Justin Brierley, Unbelievable?: Why after ten years of talking with atheists, I'm still a Christian