Alison

“The Bible teaches that the world is good, because it’s God’s creation. So our response to creation should not be to despise it, but to give thanks to God for it.”
― Lionel Windsor, Is God Green?

“I am a fool for Christ...whose fool are you?”
― Brother Andrew, The Narrow Road: Stories of Those Who Walk This Road Together

“But a Christ who is all grace cannot stir the masculine soul. Deep down, men long for a harsh affection—the love of a coach who yells at his players to get every ounce of effort; the love of a drill sergeant who pushes his recruits to the limits of human endurance; the love of a teacher who demands the impossible from his students. As Western society feminizes, it’s getting harder for men to find this kind of love. The Lion of Judah offers harsh father-love in abundance—yet he’s becoming an endangered species in the modern church.”
― David Murrow, WHY MEN HATE GOING TO CHURCH

“Men are hard-wired for risk taking—particularly young men. The number one killer of fifteen- to twenty-four-year-old males is accidents.6 Female investors hold less risky investment portfolios than their male counterparts and generally take fewer chances with their money.
Churches need men because men are natural risk takers—and they bring that orientation into the church. Congregations that do not take risks atrophy. Jesus made it clear that risk taking is necessary to please God. In the parable of the talents, the master praises two servants who risked their assets and produced more, but he curses the servant who played it safe. He who avoids all risk is, in the words of Jesus, “wicked and lazy".”
― David Murrow, WHY MEN HATE GOING TO CHURCH