John Chandler

“Thomas Merton speaks plainly and honestly when he writes, “We learn to live by living together with others, and by living like them—a process which has disadvantages as well as blessings.”1”
― Richard Plass, The Relational Soul: Moving from False Self to Deep Connection

“It is true that the Christian West used its technological superiority to colonize much of the world, and that technology has created serious dangers for the environment as well as for humanity. Nevertheless, it is ideological blindness to ignore the fact that technology functioning within a biblical framework has been one of the chief instruments of human emancipation.”
― Vishal Mangalwadi, The Book that Made Your World: How the Bible Created the Soul of Western Civilization

“Tripolar spirituality is not a desirable consequence or an optional third way; it is not an extra or additive dimension. Rather, it is a radical alternative to both monopolar and bipolar spirituality. When love for God and neighbor are interdependent and inseparable, a pivotal redirection results, and an acute deviation from social norms ensues. Committing oneself to tripolar spirituality is making a painful decision to depart from cultural mandates and to risk countercultural actions motivated by a new agenda that becomes the prime factor revolutionizing one’s life.”
― David Augsburger, Dissident Discipleship: A Spirituality of Self-Surrender, Love of God, and Love of Neighbor

“Even if we were blessed with parents who developed well our capacity to trust, we still must learn to place our trust in the triune God. This is why God provided the community of faith. In it we learn what it means to trust as we experience the church trusting God and each other.”
― Richard Plass, The Relational Soul: Moving from False Self to Deep Connection