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> [“The Christian hope is not for a gradually improving world any more than it is for a fountain of youth. But Christian hope overcomes the forces of despair and decay in the midst of this world, and provides foretastes of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-crouch/the-christian-hope-is-not-for-a-gradually-improving-world-any-more/)

[Andy Crouch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-crouch/)

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## More by Andy Crouch

> [“There is perhaps no single thing that could better help us recover Jesus’ lordship in our frantic, power-hungry world than to allow him to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-crouch/there-is-perhaps-no-single-thing-that-could-better-help-us-recover/)

[Andy Crouch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-crouch/)

> [“I am also practicing cello to wean myself from power and accomplishment, to place myself back in the posture of a learner, cultivator, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-crouch/i-am-also-practicing-cello-to-wean-myself-from-power-and/)

[Andy Crouch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-crouch/)

> [“True greatness and true power is faithful all the way down, including humbly quick to admit limitedness, sin and brokenness, and to ask for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-crouch/true-greatness-and-true-power-is-faithful-all-the-way-down-including/)

[Andy Crouch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-crouch/)

> [“Stewardship means to consciously take up our cultural power, investing it intentionally among the seemingly powerless, putting our power at their disposal to enable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-crouch/stewardship-means-to-consciously-take-up-our-cultural-power-investing/)

[Andy Crouch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-crouch/)

> [“The right question is whether, when we undertake the work we believe to be our vocation, we experience the joy and humility that come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-crouch/the-right-question-is-whether-when-we-undertake-the-work-we-believe/)

[Andy Crouch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-crouch/)

> [“How many times have I been put at the front of the line without even knowing there was a line? How many times have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-crouch/how-many-times-have-i-been-put-at-the-front-of-the-line-without-even/)

[Andy Crouch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-crouch/)

> [“Grace is not an exemption from failure. It is, however, what makes it possible to sustain hope in the midst of failure.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-crouch/grace-is-not-an-exemption-from-failure-it-is-however-what-makes-it/)

[Andy Crouch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-crouch/)

> [“What was missing, I've come to believe, were the two postures that are most characteristically biblical -- the two postures that have been least…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-crouch/what-was-missing-i-ve-come-to-believe-were-the-two-postures-that-are/)

[Andy Crouch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-crouch/)

> [“If there is a constructive way forward for Christians in the midst of our broken but also beautiful cultures, it will require us to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-crouch/if-there-is-a-constructive-way-forward-for-christians-in-the-midst-of/)

[Andy Crouch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-crouch/)

> [“Grace is not a shortcut around our effort; it is the divine blessing on efforts that are undertaken in dependence and trust on God.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-crouch/grace-is-not-a-shortcut-around-our-effort-it-is-the-divine-blessing/)

[Andy Crouch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-crouch/)

> [“A sabbathless life ends up with neither true work nor true rest, but with frantic and ineffective activity punctuated by couch-potato lethargy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-crouch/a-sabbathless-life-ends-up-with-neither-true-work-nor-true-rest-but/)

[Andy Crouch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-crouch/)

> [“So the best defense against porn, for every member of our family, is a full life--the kind of life that technology cannot provide on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-crouch/so-the-best-defense-against-porn-for-every-member-of-our-family-is-a/)

[Andy Crouch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-crouch/)

> [“if the work of creating consistently leaves us depressed or drained, it is likely that we have somehow missed the path.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-crouch/if-the-work-of-creating-consistently-leaves-us-depressed-or-drained/)

[Andy Crouch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-crouch/)

> [“I rarely feel such clear signs of fatigue and anxiety on days that are filled with travel, meetings and assignments—only when I stop to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-crouch/i-rarely-feel-such-clear-signs-of-fatigue-and-anxiety-on-days-that/)

[Andy Crouch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-crouch/)

> [“The home is the place where worship of the true God starts: the place where we remember and recite God’s Word, and where we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-crouch/the-home-is-the-place-where-worship-of-the-true-god-starts-the-place/)

[Andy Crouch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-crouch/)

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