“Your salvation was won by a slave. A Slave who was the master of the universe!“ - Elbert McGowan Redeemer Jackson

“Being alive is a fatal condition.” - Krista Tippett

"The diaconate, according to Calvin, ensures the church’s witness to social justice by securing the rights of the poor." - Matthew J Tuininga thegospelcoalition.org/article/john-c…

"Jesus became a citizen of this world so we could become a citizen of heaven." Blessed by Russ Whitfield at Redeemer Jackson this morning!

"Christ embraced the ultimate 'Other'--sinful humanity." - Kathy Keller (with Timothy Keller (1950-2023) in The Meaning of Marriage) May we do the same.

Hell is full of people who think they deserve heaven. Heaven is full of people who know they deserve hell. ow.ly/KsNm30iL2WP

"I can say with little hesitation that by severely limiting our children's access to screens..., we gave them this kind of childhood: one grounded in the beautifully simple and endlessly complex created world." - Andy Crouch

“Let God be your vindicator; one day all will be known.” - Timothy Keller (1950-2023)

“Slavery isn’t just a warped view of the image of God; it’s a warped view of work.” God designed work to be good. God worked. God invited us into his work. - @ruf_pastor_el at Redeemer Jackson

"The Bible locates our story in an in-between time, a season of history that is sandwiched between two perfect and pain-free worlds: the Garden of Eden and the new Jerusalem." - Scott Sauls

"The christian life is not a picnic--it's a war. But it's a war that ends well." - Dr. Guy Richardson, Reformed Seminary Chapel

"Christ's resurrection is a promise that God will do in us what he did in Christ." - Dr. Guy Richardson, Reformed Seminary Chapel

If we would have just obeyed the commandment to love our neighbor, racial tensions would be in a very different place. Ligon Duncan at #T4G18

"The last words of Jesus' life--'It is Finished!'--become the first words of our life!" - Scott Sauls at the Redeemer Jackson Men's Retreat

"When someone's chief end is to glory and enjoy themselves forever, it is far too small a view." - Scott Sauls at the Redeemer Jackson Men's retreat

"We gossip our way through life because we're compensating for something." - Scott Sauls at the Redeemer Jackson Men's Retreat

"Jesus is not anti-American, but he couldn't be any more UNAmerican." - Scott Sauls at the Redeemer Jackson Men's Retreat

"We come into life with an infected ego. We're conceived wounded and scared." - Scott Sauls at the Redeemer Jackson Men's Retreat

"Boredom is actually a crucial warning sign--as important in its own way as physical pain. It's a sign that our capacity for wonder and delight, contemplation and attention, real play and fruitful work, has been dangerously depleted." - Andy Crouch

Dr. Carl Ellis says the root of racism is creaturism, rooted in the fall. #Wisdom Wednesday with Dr. Carl Ellis “What is the root of racism?” youtu.be/75bSTwafmZY via YouTube