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“When people enter into the community of the people of God, we don’t just teach them doctrine. We tell them a story, we practice living into that story, and we follow that story with our calendar”

“When the church becomes accidental to Christianity, the weekly gathering becomes merely a social opportunity to co form our prior personal experience with God”

“Community is…the greatest safeguard we have against misusing Scripture, misunderstanding it, or misapplying it - especially when it comes to our own politically influenced biases and blinders.”

“The meaning of the word political…signifies the means by which we shape our common life together…there are many reason why American evangelicals are uncomfortable with prioritizing the social/political aspects of the gospel. But…the gospel comes with an ethical imperative to love our neighbor, and Scripture is clear that loving our neighbor means opposing social and political barriers to the flourishing”.

“When we go before him, God will ask, ‘Where are your wounds?’ And we will say, ‘I have no wounds.’ And God will ask, ‘Was there nothing worth fighting for?’”

“The prophets…communicate…idolatry as…capitulation to a different story and set of values. Idols make promises of protection and provision and they require allegiance”.