Dave Bertolini

“There are, in the end, only two ways to read the Bible: Is it basically about me or basically about Jesus? In other words, is it basically about what I must do or basically about what he has done?”
― Timothy Keller, Preaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Skepticism

“Our preaching is not the reason the Word works. The Word is the reason our preaching works.”
― H.B. Charles Jr., On Preaching: Personal & Pastoral Insights for the Preparation & Practice of Preaching

“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

“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