Amanda Burdine

“Yet people view their worst behavior as a mistake, not depravity. And that is only if they will admit to being wrong at all.”
― Ron Susek, Firestorm: Preventing and Overcoming Church Conflicts

“What do we mean when we ask what the point is? Reflection bakes no bread, but then neither does architecture, music, art, history, or literature.”
― Simon Blackburn, Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy

“What would be a normal word or gesture to someone from a healthy background is viewed”
― Ron Susek, Firestorm: Preventing and Overcoming Church Conflicts

“Likewise, God allows no shell to cover the marvelous bronze of his Son’s nature in his people. It may have the right shape but not the right substance. After the various stages of spiritual growth, the final breaking is often the most bewildering. Why? Because having already passed through so much suffering, you wonder why more painful breaking is necessary, especially since you already bear a great resemblance to Christ. But, without the outer shell broken, people will only see the likeness of Christ, not the person of Christ in you.”
― Ron Susek, Firestorm: Preventing and Overcoming Church Conflicts