Daryl Struemph

“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

“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

“But look at Jesus. He was perfect, right? And yet he goes around crying all the time. He is always weeping, a man of sorrows. Do you know why? Because he is perfect. Because when you are not all absorbed in yourself, you can feel the sadness of the world. And therefore, what you actually have is that the joy of the Lord happens inside the sorrow. It doesn’t come after the sorrow. It doesn’t come after the uncontrollable weeping. The weeping drives you into the joy, it enhances the joy, and then the joy enables you to actually feel your grief without its sinking you. In other words, you are finally emotionally healthy.”
― Timothy J. Keller, Walking with God through Pain and Suffering

“Why should we be surprised, then, asked Luther, that our lives are often filled with darkness and pain? Even God himself in Christ did not avoid that.”
― Timothy J. Keller, Walking with God through Pain and Suffering