Christian Mind

On Stillness, Part 2: Thinking in the Silence

“In our day, we can relate to the experience of ‘ransom captive Israel,’ who mourned ‘in lonely exile here, until the Son of God appear.’ As Israel waited—in bondage to suffer­ing, sin, pain, and injustice—so we wait now.” - TGC

“…the seduction in our time is intense, as principles are forgotten in the passion of pressing issues.” - CPost

“The Bible’s story is very different from this sort of self-referential, circumstance-based thinking. God is good all the time. And he’s great all the time. He’s bigger than anything.” - Olinger

“Every year in the garden I witness life and death—and life again. And every season I watch God work in the mundane and the minuscule; my small garden whispers how wonderful he must be in the grand and glorious.” - TGC

“I am going to give you answers to basic questions about identity from the only person who has the authority to answer them, the authority to tell you who you are: God himself.” - Ward

How It Ends, Part 3: Living in the Now—Confident Expectation

“There are significant arguments, as we would expect, over the path we follow to get there…but the main truths of how it ends are pretty clear. And thus it’s equally clear how we should live now in light of where we’re headed.” - Olinger

“In our increasingly polarized nation, when many elected officials and their strategists believe they need to listen only to those who already agree with them, we must carry our neighbors’ burdens into politics with our own. We must ensure those we disagree with are heard as well.” - CToday

“We might feel that apologetics is best left to the experts. But Peter is clear that every Christian must be “prepared to make a defense” of the faith (1 Peter 3:15).” - Ref21