"Christmas does not proclaim human progress, but rather God's intervention; it does not mean the world is finally ready to welcome God, but that God has come among us before the world has repented. This is both grace and judgment."
— Karl Barth
Source: Theology
Christmas, grace, judgment
Views: 98
"The church does not possess a missionary mission; rather, God's mission possesses the church."
— Lesslie Newbigin
Source: Open secret
Mission
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"If you ask me what the most important qualification for a pastor is, I will answer: humility. If you ask a second and a third question, I will still answer: humility. Because without humility, even the most correct truth will become a tool of pride."
— Augustine
Source: The Letters of Saint Augustine
Humility, Pride
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"Our lives are a process of learning how to return our lives to God; in this process of returning, we discover that life has never truly belonged to us."
— Henri Nouwen
Source: The Prodigal Son's Homecoming
life
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"God's work is full of reversals and surprises: often it is first rejected and then exalted; first it is silent and then it is loud and powerful."