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“Potato pancakes, Claire reflected, were the food of love—meaning, they were such a colossal pain in the ass to make that no one would ever take the trouble except for love.”
― The Briar Club
― The Briar Club
“I want to suggest an alternative approach. The best sort of difference is one that can organically draw others into the faith and, by extension, increase the influence of the church. Rather than waging war, I propose cultivating a garden. Let us plant wheat among the tares and allow the King to separate them out.”
― Your Jesus Is Too American: Calling the Church to Reclaim Kingdom Values over the American Dream
― Your Jesus Is Too American: Calling the Church to Reclaim Kingdom Values over the American Dream
“The church that raised me bears almost no resemblance to the one dehumanizing refugees”
― Awake: A Memoir
― Awake: A Memoir
“So we hammer everything but the nail?"
"Listen to me." Amanda tapped her desk for attention. "Why do I have to keep reminding you of Waco and Ruby Ridge? The FBI has dealt with these paramilitary white nationalist organizations far longer than we have."
"Yeah, they've made them too white to fail.”
― The Last Widow
"Listen to me." Amanda tapped her desk for attention. "Why do I have to keep reminding you of Waco and Ruby Ridge? The FBI has dealt with these paramilitary white nationalist organizations far longer than we have."
"Yeah, they've made them too white to fail.”
― The Last Widow
“By humbling themselves, they allow the Lord to exalt them on his timetable and in his way.
I fear that those embracing culture war will slide into the mentality of self-exaltation inevitable after conquest. If the victor both receives the spoils and is the one to write history, how can pride not follow?”
― Your Jesus Is Too American: Calling the Church to Reclaim Kingdom Values over the American Dream
I fear that those embracing culture war will slide into the mentality of self-exaltation inevitable after conquest. If the victor both receives the spoils and is the one to write history, how can pride not follow?”
― Your Jesus Is Too American: Calling the Church to Reclaim Kingdom Values over the American Dream
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