06/17/2026
Words we are sitting with this week...
True faith often requires us to slow down, question our habits, and look deeper at what we actually give our allegiance to.
These are a few voices and perspectives our community is contemplating right now. They challenge our comfort, stretch our understanding, and invite us into a deeper kind of faithfulness.
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Dallas Willard – “The greatest issue facing the world today, with all its heartbreaking needs, is whether those who are identified as Christians will actually become disciples.”
N.T. Wright – “The point of theology is not that we may know more about God, but that we may know God better and reflect his image to the world.”
Corrie ten Boom – “Never be afraid to trust an unknown outcome to a known God.”
Francis Chan – “Our greatest fear should not be failure, but succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter.”
Mercy Amba Oduyoye – “The gospel critiques every culture, every society, every perspective…including our own.”
N.T. Wright – “When you give your primary allegiance to a nation, a political party, or an ideology, you are giving to Caesar what belongs to God.”
Eugene Peterson – “There can be no maturity in the spiritual life apart from an emersion in and embrace of community.”
Dietrich Bonhoeffer – “The person who loves their dream of community will destroy community, but the person who loves those around them will create community.”
Helen Roseveare – “Following Christ is not an insurance policy against suffering and hardship; it’s an invitation to trust Him in it.”
Tim Keller – “If your God never disagrees with what you want, you might just be worshipping an idealized version of yourself.”
Peter Enns – “The opposite of faith is not doubt; the opposite of faith is control.”
Madeleine L’Engle – “Those who demand certainty are never quite willing to take the risk of faith.”
Mother Teresa – “God has not called me to be successful. He has called me to be faithful.”
Eugene Peterson – “The kingdom of God is not going to advance by our cleverness, but by faithfulness.”
