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> [“American Christians have often allowed the world to determine their view of power and privilege, rather than Scripture. This has created an Anglo Christianity that is increasingly affluent, suburban, and educated, yet functionally disconnected from non-Anglo populations. A multiethnic church…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-t-olson/american-christians-have-often-allowed-the-world-to-determine-their/)

[David T. Olson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-t-olson/)

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## More by David T. Olson

> [“In our twenty-first-century American culture, firsthand communication will carry the most weight. People are no longer interested in an abstract and indistinct picture of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-t-olson/in-our-twenty-first-century-american-culture-firsthand-communication/)

[David T. Olson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-t-olson/)

> [ “Luke concludes the book of Acts with these words: “He \[Paul\] proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ —with… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-t-olson/luke-concludes-the-book-of-acts-with-these-words-he-paul-proclaimed/)

[David T. Olson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-t-olson/)

> [“American Christians have often allowed the world to determine their view of power and privilege, rather than Scripture. This has created an Anglo Christianity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-t-olson/american-christians-have-often-allowed-the-world-to-determine-their/)

[David T. Olson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-t-olson/)

> [“When faithful Christianity is defined primarily as, “protecting the truth, insulating our children, and surviving the onslaught of competing thoughts,” the battle is lost.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-t-olson/when-faithful-christianity-is-defined-primarily-as-protecting-the/)

[David T. Olson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-t-olson/)

> [“Why do so many seekers report that they are attracted to Jesus but not to the church? Perhaps the problem is that the church…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-t-olson/why-do-so-many-seekers-report-that-they-are-attracted-to-jesus-but/)

[David T. Olson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-t-olson/)

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