Dave Bertolini

“The Scottish evangelical preacher Thomas Chalmers (1780–1847) has said, “Prayer does not enable us to do a greater work for God. Prayer is a greater work for God.”21”
― Ajith Fernando, Acts

“It is a palpable error of some ministers, who make such a disproportion between their preaching and their living; who study hard to preach exactly, and study little or not at all to live exactly.”
― Richard Baxter, THE REFORMED PASTOR

“No awesome thing in creation was meant to give you what only the Creator is able to give. Every awesome thing in creation is designed to point you to the One who alone is worthy of capturing and controlling the awe of your searching and hungry heart.”
― Paul David Tripp, Awe: Why It Matters for Everything We Think, Say, and Do

“Proper contextualization means causing the right scandal — the one the gospel poses to all sinners — and removing all unnecessary ones.”
― Timothy J. Keller, Center Church: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City