Mike Jentes

“Examining case studies from around the world, Nik learned that failing to disciple the women in a movement had dire consequences in times of persecution. Ahmed said, “We learned that when the persecution becomes severe, and the men are killed or put in prison, our wives would be given over to the mosque or to the tribal leaders. Our children would have no one to teach them the way of Jesus. Within a short time, our movement would cease to exist.” Joe added, “Ripken taught us that women are the key to the movement’s future.”
― David Garrison, A Wind in the House of Islam: How God is drawing Muslims around the world to faith in Jesus Christ

“Steve Childers puts it like this in his exhaustive manual on church planting, “The good news is that the radical, renewing work of God manifested in Jesus Christ in the first century, is continuing today by God’s Holy Spirit through His Church. This is why the Church is the hope of the world.”2”
― Doug Logan, On the Block: Developing a Biblical Picture for Missional Engagement

“First, I thought back to the initial walk in Castelbuono so long ago, beneath that black cape. It had been one of blind faith. It was an uphill climb, far from easy. It took effort, as I trusted my father completely. There was not one step I could take without his guidance.”
― Marc Eckel, The Man in the Black Cape

“I HAVE GIVEN THEM THE GLORY YOU GAVE TO ME, THAT THEY MAY BE ONE AS WE ARE ONE. WITH ME IN THEM AND YOU IN ME, MAY THEY BE SO PERFECTED IN UNITY THAT THE WORLD WILL RECOGNIZE THAT IT WAS YOU WHO SENT ME AND THAT YOU HAVE LOVED THEM AS YOU HAVE LOVED ME. (JOHN 17:22–23 NJB) While praying over those remarkable words, I came to the inescapable conclusion that the degree of Abba’s love for me is in direct proportion to His love for Jesus. For example, I can love the mailman with twenty percent and my best friend with ninety percent. But with God, there is no division, no more and no less. God loves me as much as He loves Jesus. Wow!”
― Brennan Manning, The Furious Longing of God