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“The average person cares very little for events that don’t immediately impact their lives—that’s just reality.”
― Echoes in the Deep
― Echoes in the Deep
“You got scum everywhere, but you don’t know anybody till you’ve walked in their shoes. And a hungry belly or a sick kid or losing the roof over your head, or being the wrong color and having to live your life with that unfairly hanging over your head every damn day, can make bad things happen to good people, Mick. It doesn’t mean the law won’t be enforced. It just means they’re human beings who you know very little about. You ever lose that bit of truth, go do something else for a living.”
― Simply Lies
― Simply Lies
“He couldn’t help thinking of cities he’d visited, back on Earth, where fantastic levels of wealth contrasted sharply with the most grinding poverty. Everywhere he looked, he saw the signs. Belos might be a rich world, but the population was poor.”
― The Firelighters
― The Firelighters
“There is a difference between knowing the path you must walk, and how exactly to place your feet along every step of the way.”
― Point of Impact
― Point of Impact
“And yet after challenging each culture, he also discerns and affirms its core aspiration. You want wisdom, says Paul to Greek listeners, but look at the cross. Didn’t it make it possible for God to be both just and justifier of those who believe? Isn’t this the ultimate wisdom? You want power, says Paul to his Jewish listeners, but look at the cross. Doesn’t it make it possible for God to defeat our most powerful enemies—sin, guilt, and death itself—without destroying us? Isn’t this the ultimate strength?”
― Preaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Skepticism
― Preaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Skepticism
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