Gage Jordan

“Cities are not only diverse culturally, but also socioeconomically. In urban settings, in a one-mile area, one can see extreme poverty intertwined with extreme wealth. This disparity can result in an “us” versus “them” mentality. People naturally form identities in groups according to their economic status. And these groups, living side by side, live in a state of conflict.”
― Dhati Lewis, Among Wolves: Disciple-Making in the City

“change the man’s conditions before you change the man. Thank God, the Gospel can change the man in spite of the conditions.”
― D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Walking with God Day by Day: 365 Daily Devotional Selections

“The gospel will dominate a person and part of the reconstruction of that person will be a reorienting of our view of everything, including race.”
― Bryan Loritts, Letters to a Birmingham Jail: A Response to the Words and Dreams of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

“As is usually the case, those who lived at the time did not fully comprehend the enormous consequences of the events they witnessed.”
― Justo L. González, The Story of Christianity: Volume 2: The Reformation to the Present Day