Dustin Boreland
http://Springvale.org
“Christians should be known less as culture warriors and more as Good Samaritans who stop for battered neighbors, whether they are black, white, brown, male, female, gay, straight, rich, poor, old, young, Muslim, Christian, Jewish, atheist, capitalist, socialist, Republican, Democrat, near, far, tall, short, or smaller than a peanut.”
― Confronting Injustice without Compromising Truth: 12 Questions Christians Should Ask About Social Justice
― Confronting Injustice without Compromising Truth: 12 Questions Christians Should Ask About Social Justice
“continuing the same things that are not bringing renewal is not going to bring renewal. Lack of commitment is not going to bring renewal. Business as usual will not bring renewal. Accumulating knowledge without putting it into practice will not bring renewal. We need our autopilot patterns interrupted.”
― Reappearing Church: The Hope for Renewal in the Rise of Our Post-Christian Culture
― Reappearing Church: The Hope for Renewal in the Rise of Our Post-Christian Culture
“Jesus is a teacher who doesn’t just inform our intellect but forms our very loves. He isn’t content to simply deposit new ideas into your mind; he is after nothing less than your wants, your loves, your longings.”
― You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit
― You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit
“To make disciples is to teach people how to keep the faith. One keeps faith by following Jesus’ words rather than merely knowing faith’s content.”
― Faith Speaking Understanding: Performing the Drama of Doctrine
― Faith Speaking Understanding: Performing the Drama of Doctrine
“The problem is that many people treat morality as a list of rules. But in reality, every moral system rests on a worldview. In every decision we make, we are not just deciding what we want to do. We are expressing our view of the purpose of human life. In the words of theologian Stanley Hauerwas, a moral act “cannot be seen as just an isolated act, but involves fundamental options about the nature and significance of life itself.”
― Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions about Life and Sexuality
― Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions about Life and Sexuality
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