David Nelson

“Donald Trump is a terrible, horrible, no-good president. He’ll go down in history with asterisks next to his name for endemic corruption, outrageous stupidity, egregious cruelty, and inhumanity, for diminishing the presidency and the nation, and for being a lout with a terrible wig.”
― Rick Wilson, Running Against the Devil: A Plot to Save America from Trump--and Democrats from Themselves

“Oswald Chambers, a man who wrote profoundly and elegantly on prayer, made a radical statement when he said, “The idea of prayer is not in order to get answers from God.” Good heavens—it’s not? What then is the purpose? “Prayer is perfect and complete oneness with God.” 1 A mighty truth is being uncovered here.”
― John Eldredge, Moving Mountains: Praying with Passion, Confidence, and Authority

“Christianity does not agree with the optimistic thinkers who say, “We can fix things if we try hard enough.” Nor does it agree with the pessimists who see only a dystopian future. The message of Christianity is, instead, “Things really are this bad, and we can’t heal or save ourselves. Things really are this dark—nevertheless, there is hope.” The Christmas message is that “on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned.” Notice that it doesn’t say from the world a light has sprung, but upon the world a light has dawned. It has come from outside. There is light outside of this world, and Jesus has brought that light to save us; indeed, he is the Light (John 8:12).”
― Timothy J. Keller, Hidden Christmas: The Surprising Truth Behind the Birth of Christ

“I realized that my desire for meaning and love and approval has been attached to achieving and performing and succeeding, and when I feel I’m failing at doing these things, I become depressed.”
― Mandy Steward, Thrashing About with God: Finding Faith on the Other Side of Everything