“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
“You should have seen me in my prime, Reka thought, catching a glimpse of herself in the hall mirror. Her own reflection infuriated her—when would she stop being surprised that so much time had passed? When would she stop thinking What the hell happened?”
― The Briar Club
― The Briar Club
“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
“and a nation where you can’t ask questions is one that is going downhill.”
― The Briar Club
― The Briar Club
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