“A sermon that just informs the mind can give people things to do after they go home, but a sermon that moves the heart from loving career or acclaim or one’s own independence to loving God and his Son changes listeners on the spot.”
— Tim Keller
God's Blessing Breaks Barriers (Acts 8:26-40)
“The only bond of unity [among the apostles] is Jesus’ choice and call.”
—Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship
God Makes a Way Where There is No Way (2 Kings 5:1-14)
“The message of the prophets is not, ‘Israel has sinned; therefore, Israel needs to get its act together or it will die.’ The message is… ‘Israel has sinned; Israel is already dead. Cling to the God who raises the dead.’”
—Peter Leithart