David Phillips

“The central paschal event - Christ's death, resurrection, and ascension - is something Christians participate in: God "made us alive with Christ," Paul insists (Eph. 2:5). He "raised us up with Christ" (Eph. 2:6; Col. 3:1). The result of this sharing in Christ is
that believers participate in heavenly realities. We are seated with Christ "in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus" (Eph. 2:6; Eph. 1:3).”
― Hans Boersma, Heavenly Participation: The Weaving of a Sacramental Tapestry

“Effectiveness in life does not come from focusing on what is automatic, easy, or natural for us. Rather, it is the result of how we consciously strive to meet life’s harder challenges, grow beyond our comforts, and deliberately work to overcome our biases and preferences, so that we may understand, love, serve, and lead others.”
― Brendon Burchard, High Performance Habits: How Extraordinary People Become That Way

“Precisely because heaven is already present on earth, the moral lives of Christians on earth are to reflect their heavenly participation.”
― Hans Boersma, Heavenly Participation: The Weaving of a Sacramental Tapestry

“Influence doesn’t happen by extracting ourselves from the world for the sake of our values, but by bringing our values into the culture.”
― Hugh Halter, The Tangible Kingdom: Creating Incarnational Community