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“It should also be remembered that art created to change minds often actually does more to bolster the spirit of those already in agreement than it does to convert opponents.”
― Steve Turner, Imagine: A Vision for Christians in the Arts

“When the great Scottish Reformer John Knox prayed, he did not ask for enough Scots to enable him to get together a Bible study. He prayed for Scotland—and the Lord granted his request. Jesus said we were to disciple the nations, teaching them . . . (Matthew 28:16-20).”
― Douglas Wilson, Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning: An Approach to Distinctively Christian Education

“To get my hands up. To grope for the pillars. To saddle up the mustang and hang on tight. To live for this woman who is giving her life for me, for these little humans who are our love made flesh. Ride the roaring wave of providence with eager expectation. To search for the stories all around me. To see Christ in every pair of eyes. To write a past I won’t regret. To reach the dregs of the life I’ve been given and then to lick the bottom of my mug. To live hard and die grateful. And to enjoy it.”
― N.D. Wilson, Death by Living: Life Is Meant to Be Spent

“love God and do as you please.”
― Craig L. Blomberg, Jesus and the Gospels: An Introduction and Survey