"God can show Himself as He really is only to real men. And that means not simply to men who are individually good, but to men who are united together in a body, loving one another, helping one another, showing Him to one another. For that is what God meant humanity to be like; like players in one band, or organs in one body." - C. S. Lewis

The Body of Christ

"Traditional religion is the mainstream, but it is not the only form in which religion appears today. There is also liberal religion. One can hardly speak of liberal Islam, as liberalism is essentially a non-existent force in the Muslim world. But there are liberal Jews, whose Jewishness seems largely a matter of historical memory and cultural habits. Here in the West, there are lots of liberal Christians. Some of them have assumed a kind of reserve mission: instead of being the church's missionaries to the world, they have become the world's missionaries to the church. They devote their moral energies to trying to make the church more democratic, to assure equal rights for women, to legitimize homosexual marriage, and so on. A small but influential segment of liberal Christianity rejects all the central doctrines of Christianity. H. Richard Niebuhr famously summed up their credo: 'A God without wrath brought men without sin into a kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a cross…'" - Dinesh D'Souza

Liberal Christianity

"Disciple-making takes time. You can't microwave a disciple. The process won't be hurried. A real disciple is always becoming more like Jesus. It's what gives the disciple-maker the opportunity to say, 'Here's what the Lord is showing me right now.'" - Mark Howell

Discipleship

"God gives us opportunities each day to resist passivity and develop biblically masculine characteristics. Each of the challenges you face should be viewed as instruments in God's hands to help shape you - a masculine sanctification, if you will. But remember this is not a self-reliant vision of masculinity. As a man, you are called to act, to lead and work hard and at the same time, you are ultimately dependent on God." - Randy Stinson

Masculinity

The late W. A. Criswell, pastor of FBC of Dallas, Texas, was once asked by Gerald Harris to describe his greatest challenge as pastor. He said, "Well, now lad, you know George Truett was the pastor of this church for 47 years. Some of the people still revere Dr. Truett with an unwavering allegiance; and some still regard me as an intruder. Therefore my greatest challenge has been to live in the shadow of my highly esteemed predecessor." At the time Criswell made the statement, he had been pastor at First Dallas for 42 years.

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