Zeke Vas

“As one looks at the Torah, the five books of Moses, some forty-five whole chapters are devoted entirely to the subject of the sanctuary and its services. Some forty-five additional chapters in the Prophets and Writings (the two other major divisions of the Hebrew Bible) focus upon the same subject—not to mention the whole book of Psalms, comprising the music of the sanctuary. The Old Testament is, in fact, saturated with hundreds, perhaps thousands, of sanctuary references and allusions, forming a dominant motif throughout its thirty-nine books.11”
― Richard M Davidson, A Song for the Sanctuary: Experiencing God's Presence in Shadow and Reality

“But then with me the horrid doubt always arises whether the convictions of man's mind, which has been developed from the mind of the lower animals, are of any value or at all trustworthy. Would any one trust in the convictions of a monkey's mind, if there are any convictions in such a mind?
[To William Graham 3 July 1881]”
― Charles Darwin

“While a determinist argues a person’s choice is determined by his character, soft libertarianism contends a person’s character simply determines what sets of choices are available.”
― Kenneth D. Keathley, Salvation and Sovereignty: A Molinist Approach

“The gospel cannot be limited to being about my personal healing and wholeness, but rather extends in and through my salvation to the salvation of the world.”
― Alan Hirsch, Untamed (Shapevine): Reactivating a Missional Form of Discipleship