Tim Baker

“Only in the gospel can we be both enormously bold and utterly sensitive and humble, for we are simul justus et peccator, both perfect and sinner!”
― Timothy Keller, Center Church: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City

“The other view is the religious view.* According to it, what is behind the universe is more like a mind than it is like anything else we know. That is to say, it is conscious, and has purposes, and prefers one thing to another. And”
― C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

“Investing our lives in treasure that will not be destroyed means determining what we believe to be eternal, what will endure. Again, our vision of the future shapes our actions in the present.”
― Skye Jethani, Futureville: Discover Your Purpose for Today by Reimagining Tomorrow

“We have adopted a vision of tomorrow that cannot affirm a Christian’s work in the world outside the church. Instead, the message of the church being absorbed by many young people, both explicitly and implicitly, is that ministry is the only labor that really matters in light of eternity. It is a vision that tells young people most of their interests, occupations, and pursuits do not matter to God. It is a vision that says real significance can only be found by contributing time and treasure to the institutional church’s work. Young people are not buying it anymore. The fault is not to be found in a generation that won’t commit to the church, but in a church that cannot affirm this generation’s commitments because of its vision of the future.”
― Skye Jethani, Futureville: Discover Your Purpose for Today by Reimagining Tomorrow