Gage Jordan

“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

“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

“That Word, which had created the world out of nothing, was certainly capable of producing the reformation the entire church needed, and to which the Protestant movement remained a preamble.”
― Justo L. González, The Story of Christianity: Volume 2: The Reformation to the Present Day

“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