“Satan names that which is working against God and God’s kingdom in the world.” — Richard Beck Devil Copy Share Image
“All our social-media feeds produce is a one-sided sympathetic stress reaction, day after day.” — Richard Beck Social media Copy Share Image
“Whenever you hear someone say that they love God more than human beings watch out, because that person is about to hurt… — Richard Beck Copy Share Image
“Being a parent is joyful, but it's also haunted by the specter of loss.” — Richard Beck Fear Copy Share Image
“Hospitality isn’t just about welcoming sinners; it’s also about welcoming people we think are idiots.” — Richard Beck Hospitality Copy Share Image
“The kingdom of God is the hard, intimate, and sweaty work of simply getting along with people.” — Richard Beck Getting along Copy Share Image
“The trouble with the Devil is that we see him in the faces of those we hate, justifying our violence toward them.” — Richard Beck Hate Copy Share Image
“The goal of resistance wasn’t simply to topple Hitler. Resistance had to be a way of life, the only way to live… — Richard Beck Evil world Copy Share Image
“We don’t mind swallowing what is on the “inside.” But we are disgusted by swallowing something that is “outside,” even if that… — Richard Beck Copy Share Image
“Power Breeds Satans As Bob Sutton points out, assholes are created because we are all so easily corrupted by hierarchy and asymmetries… — Richard Beck Copy Share Image
“It’s the same problem we struggle with when it comes to marginalizing our privilege, power, or position as we focus on the… — Richard Beck Center of attention Copy Share Image
“Basically, a satan is more of a relationship than a person. Anything that is facing you in an antagonistic or adversarial way—working… — Richard Beck Devil Copy Share Image
“Ponder a curious fact about the witness of the early Christians in light of our tendency to focus on electoral politics as… — Richard Beck Change the world Copy Share Image
“these are the sorts of experiences in life that make us feel most vulnerable: Standing over my children while they are sleeping.… — Richard Beck Falling in love Copy Share Image
“Specifically, how are we to draw the boundaries of exclusion and inclusion in the life of the church? Sacrifice—the purity impulse—marks off… — Richard Beck Compassion Copy Share Image
“Jesus was in a battle with Satan, and if we want to follow Jesus we have to fight the battle that Jesus… — Richard Beck War Copy Share Image
“we know that America is a culture driven by fear. And when you explore the roots of that fear you find that… — Richard Beck Ability to love Copy Share Image
