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The long and short of it appears to be that an entire ministerial enterprise dedicated to meeting felt needs, supplying biblical advice, and providing top-notch production values has quietly become a huge success at drawing crowds but a huge failure at what the Bible actually calls the church to do.
Jared C. Wilson , Mike Ayers (Foreword) • The Pastor's Justification
The man I came to know well, over burgers and coffee and old photos and worn bible pages, was a man childlike and growing to the end, proof that the “good news” he always preached could be lived for a lifetime and remain good. His faith and life’s accomplishments did not produce a dour moralism. It did not produce a Graceland-sized ego. For all his
... See morestarkandmain.org • Celebrating a Life on Fire: Remembering Luis Palau — Stark & Main
Invoke a strong sense of human agency and responsibility.
Andrew Boyd • I Want a Better Catastrophe: Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor
However, the commitment to protection, civil rights, and justice for LGBTQ people should be universal among Christians.
Jim Wallis • Christ in Crisis
I heard that Gandhi, when people asked him if he was a Christian, would often reply, “Ask the poor. They will tell you who the Christians are.” Mother Teresa once said, “It is fashionable to talk about the poor, but not as fashionable to talk to the poor.” One of the challenges I see is that it can be fashionable to talk about justice and still not
... See moreShane Claiborne • The Irresistible Revolution, Updated and Expanded: Living as an Ordinary Radical
We live in a time of such confusion and rancor, with a culture that puts a premium on things that don’t last: money, fame, status, likes.... See more
We chase the approval of strangers on our phones.
We build all manner of walls and fences around ourselves, and then we wonder why we feel so alone.
We don’t trust each other as much because we don’t take the
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the only way to be productive is to realize we don’t actually have to be productive (our goal is to please God, not appease God), and how the gospel continues to give us peace of mind even when everything is blowing up around us.
Matthew Aaron Perman • What's Best Next: How the Gospel Transforms the Way You Get Things Done

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