Mark Schlechty

“Diligence therefore is not a moral virtue separate from religion, but rather a component part of it (Rom 12:11). The”
― Charles Bridges, Proverbs: Selected comments on twenty-two proverbs

“It’s deceiving but true that we rarely see any immediate consequences for neglecting a single installment of time in any arena of life. But if neglect becomes your pattern, you will eventually bump up against our third principle: 3. Neglect has a cumulative effect. You”
― Andy Stanley, Ask It: The Question That Will Revolutionize How You Make Decisions

“Nothing has stolen more dreams, dashed more hopes, broken up more families, and messed up more people psychologically than our propensity to disregard God’s commands regarding sexual purity. Most of the major social ills in America are caused by, or fueled by, the misuse of our sexuality.”
― Andy Stanley, Ask It: The Question That Will Revolutionize How You Make Decisions

“When God set out to redeem his creation from sin and sin’s effects on it, his ultimate purpose was that what he had once created good should be utterly restored, that the whole cosmos should once again live and thrive under his beneficent rule.”
― Craig G. Bartholomew, The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story