Mathew Panattoni

“deconstruction is an attempt to break through hardened structures and traditions for the purpose of reengaging the stimulating, life-giving substance that gave rise to the now-encrusted traditions.[3]”
― J. R. Daniel Kirk, Jesus Have I Loved, but Paul?: A Narrative Approach to the Problem of Pauline Christianity

“Pick a leaf off a plant and show it to your children. Ask them what it is and what it tells us. Draw them out for a short while. Hold the leaf in your fingers and say, “One little leaf is all we need to know that God is real. Paul tells us in the book of Romans that everyone can see God’s power and knows that he is real by looking at the things God made. Every plant leaf is made up of millions of cells that use sunlight and water to make sugar for the plant to use for food! This week you will learn about God’s marvelous creation.”
― Marty Machowski, Long Story Short: Ten-Minute Devotions to Draw Your Family to God

“This may sound like a huge task, but it’s not. It’s simply a matter of learning to recognize the things that don’t matter so that you can let them go.”
― Tony Horton, The Big Picture: 11 Laws that Will Change Your Life

“God did not create us to be nobodies, but to be somebodies in communion with him through participation in Jesus’ glorious story.”
― Paul Louis Metzger, The Gospel of John: When Love Comes to Town