Roger Peters

“Jesus wasn’t blowing smoke. His major contribution to the world was not a set of aphorisms. He was born in a turdy barn, grew up in a dirty world, got baptized in a muddy river. He put his hands on the oozing wounds of lepers, he let whores brush his hair and soldiers pull it out. He went to dinner with dirtbags, both religious and irreligious. His closest friends were a collection of crude fishermen and cultural traitors. He felt the spittle of the Pharisees on his face and the metal hooks of the jailer’s whip in the flesh of his back. He got sweaty and dirty and bloody—and he took all of the sin and mess of the world onto himself, onto the cross to which he was nailed naked.”
― Jared C. Wilson, The Imperfect Disciple: Grace for People Who Can't Get Their Act Together

“Why precisely this or that one is placed in circumstances which lead to saving faith, while others are not so placed, is indeed, a mystery. We cannot explain the workings of Providence; but we do know that the Judge of all the earth shall do right, and that when we attain to perfect knowledge we shall see that He has sufficient reasons for all His acts.”
― Loraine Boettner, The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination

“Maybe you think church would be great if it weren’t for the people. But if it weren’t for the people, you would not know the depths of the gospel the way Jesus wants you to. Maybe it’s time your wish dream gets shattered. You’re not all you’re cracked up to be either, you know.”
― Jared C. Wilson, The Imperfect Disciple: Grace for People Who Can't Get Their Act Together

“When our vision is constantly occupied by small things, we are tempted to yawn more at the glory of God.”
― Jared C. Wilson, The Imperfect Disciple: Grace for People Who Can't Get Their Act Together