September 2nd, 2010
Imitating Christ makes people lay down their wallets, their reputations, their lives for the sake of others, which is why parents rightly fear it for their children. The cult of nice is so much safer; God is friendly and predictable, offering little and asking less. Moralistic Therapeutic Deism does not ask people to lay down their lives for anyone, because niceness does not go that far. Love goes that far - and true love is neither nice or safe.

Kenda Creasy Dean, Almost Christian (via jonwasson)

It has been a while since my last post… time to get back to it. Thanks Jon Wasson for starting me off on the right foot.


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