“It is misleading to say that God accepts us the way we are. Rather, he accepts us despite the way we are. He receives us only in Christ and for Christ’s sake. Nor does he mean to leave us the way he found us, but to transform us into the likeness of his Son.” -- Sinclair Ferguson, The Whole Christ
“If you must strike a king, be sure it is a death blow.” -- Unknown. Probably based on “Never strike a king unless you are sure you shall kill him” (from The Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson, p. 15); also related to “Never do an enemy a small injury” (English translation of Niccolò Machiavelli in The Prince)
“The Mets have shown me more ways to lose than I even knew existed.” -- Casey Stengel
“We make a living by what we get, but a life by what we give.” -- attributed to Winston Churchill
“Train up a child in the way he should go – but be sure to go that way yourself.” -- Charles H. Spurgeon
“Be careful what books you read, for as water tastes of the soil it runs through, so does the soul taste of the authors that a man reads.” -- John Trapp
“Neutrality is not an option. Neither is polite half-acceptance. Nor is avoiding the subject. Hide as you might, the issue will come and find you.” -- Kevin DeYoung
“Where orthodoxy is optional, orthodoxy will sooner or later be proscribed.” -- Richard John Neuhaus
“Culture is the root of politics, and religion is the root of culture.” -- Richard John Neuhaus
“The barbarians are those who in principle refuse to recognize a normative ethic or the reality of public virtue.” -- Richard John Neuhaus
“We need churches in which the key indicator of success is not evident results but persevering biblical faithfulness.” -- Mark Dever
“I know of only one thing harder than obeying the Lord, and that is not obeying the Lord.” -- Ray Ortlund
“Churches should feel more like the waiting room for a doctor and less like a waiting room for a job interview.” -- Tim Keller
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