Todd Benkert

“It is joyous for a church to stand together as one and say: “We don’t know exactly how this is going to play out. But we’re going to trust the Lord and move forward, because all that matters to us is the greater glory of Jesus in our world today.”
― Raymond C. Ortlund Jr., The Gospel: How the Church Portrays the Beauty of Christ

“The damage done through abuse is awful and heinous, but minor compared to the dynamics that distort the victim’s relationship with God and rob her of the joy of loving and being loved by others.”
― Dan B. Allender, The Wounded Heart: Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse

“A church can offer living and palpable proof that the gospel makes a real difference for real people living in the real world.”
― Raymond C. Ortlund Jr., The Gospel: How the Church Portrays the Beauty of Christ