"Instead of engaging … [the] secular world, most Christians have taken the easy way out. They have retreated into a Christian subculture where they engage Christian concerns. Then they step back into secular society, where their Christianity is kept out of sight until the next church service. Without realizing it Christians have become postmodernists of a sort: they live by the gospel of two truths. There is religious truth reserved for Sundays and days of worship, and there is secular truth, which applies the rest of the time."
— Dinesh D’Souza, What’s So Great About Christianity
"A thoughtless or uninformed theology grips and guides our life with just as great a force as does a thoughtful and informed one."
— Dallas Willard, The Spirit of the Disciplines
"To deny the existence of universally objective moral distinctions, one must admit that Mother Teresa was no more or less moral than Adolf Hitler, that torturing three-year-olds for fun is neither good nor evil, that giving 10 percent of one’s financial surplus to an invalid is neither praiseworthy nor condemnable, that raping a woman is neither right or wrong, and that providing food and shelter for one’s spouse and children is neither a good thing or a bad thing."
— Francis J. Beckwith, Relativism: Feet Firmly Planted in Mid-Air
"Christians must understand the clash of worldviews that is changing the face of American society. And we must stand ready to respond as people grow disillusioned with false beliefs and values and as they begin to seek real answers. We must know not only what our worldview is and why we believe it but also how to defend it. We must also have some understanding of the opposing worldviews and why people believe them. Only then can we present the gospel in language that can be understood. Only then can we defend truth in a way that is winsome and persuasive."
— Chuck Colson and Nancy Pearcey, How Now Shall We Live?
"The whole point of Christianity is that it offers a story which is the story of the whole world. It is public truth."
— N.T. Wright, The New Testament and the People of God
"At the core of our being, there is also a particular heart call that defines the unique purpose for our existence. It is like a golden thread that runs through the fabric of our lives. It is the story line of our life that provides a sense of continuity and coherence in an otherwise fragmented and confusing world."
— Greg Ogden, Unfinished Business
Whatever you do, do it enthusiastically, as something done for the Lord and not for men, knowing that you will receive the reward of an inheritance from the Lord. You serve the Lord Christ.
"Christians must not embrace the facile “new tolerance” that accepts anything and everything as equally good and conducive to human flourishing; rather, loving well means seeking another’s highest good."
— Jonathan Morrow, Think Christianly
"In the kingdom of God a new kind of life and a new kind of culture become possible - not by abandoning the old but by transforming it. Even the cross, the worst that culture could do, is transformed into a sign of the kingdom of God - the realm of forgiveness, mercy, love and indestructible life."
— Andy Crouch, Culture Making
Redemption is not just about being saved from sin; it is also about being saved to something - to resume the task for which we were originally created….in cultivating creation, we not only recover our original purpose but also bring a redemptive force to reverse the evil and corruption introduced by the fall. We offer our gifts to God to participate in making his kingdom come, his will be done. With hearts and minds renewed, our work can now be inspired by love for God and delight in his service.
- Nancy Pearcey, Total Truth
