“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”
― Coraline
― Coraline
“The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.”
― Under Western Eyes
― Under Western Eyes
“Ministry, then, is not about "using" relationships to get individuals to accept a "third thing," whether that be conservative politics, moral behaviors or even the gospel message. Rather, ministry is about connection, one to another, about sharing in suffering and joy, about persons meeting persons with no pretense or secret motives. It is about shared life, confessing Christ not outside the relationship but within it. This, I learned, was living the gospel.
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― Revisiting Relational Youth Ministry: From a Strategy of Influence to a Theology of Incarnation
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― Revisiting Relational Youth Ministry: From a Strategy of Influence to a Theology of Incarnation
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