Category: Engaging the Culture

“In that Holy of Holies, the law of God was kept inside the ark, but under the mercy seat. And so that is how we treasure our commitment to the law—under the mercy.”

Let the Stones Cry Out, p. 67

“What is evangelical faith? It is spiritual literacy. The natural man does not understand the things of the spirit because they are spiritual discerned.”

Let the Stones Cry Out, p. 65

“If [technology and progress] are forms of wealth, then we know that they are good things, blessings from God, and we also know that they are very dangerous things. The Bible does teach us what our orientation toward wealth should be—that of glad suspicion, or maybe, on our gloomy days, suspicious gladness.”

Ploductivity, p. 57

“Wealth is a function of accumulated man hours. And in another way, wealth is the ability to command the labor of another—the ability to tap into some portion of those available man hours. This accumulation of man hours can come in one of two forms, or in a combination of the two. The first is a large enough population size to all any specialist to be summoned, and the second is the incarnation of a specialist’s knowledge in a tool.”

Ploductivity, pp. 51-52

“The key is gratitude that is expressed and not just dialed in. We know how to dial it in. We all know, for example, how to say grace at the beginning of meals. That is something we just do, and wouldn’t dream of not doing. But suppose the head of the home stopped the meal in the middle, and told everybody that the food was really, really good, and why don’t we say grace for a second time? That would seem odd, weird, contrived, and perhaps . . . more grateful. It would highlight how the initial grace we say is something said on cruise control.”

Let the Stones Cry Out, pp. 63-64

“Remember, wealth is a blessing, and what you do with it matters. What you do with wealth will either keep it a compounding blessing, or it will wreck everything. But when it is first poured out on you, it is a blessing.”

Ploductivity, p. 51

“When the Spirit moves among God’s people, they start to build. This is because they are imitating Him, and He is building us. We are living stones. We are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to be doing the work we are doing.”

Let the Stones Cry Out, pp. 61-62