--- title: "1 God Interested Quotes By Van Steenwyk, Mark" description: "1 God Interested quotes by Van Steenwyk, Mark. Plus more from Van Steenwyk, Mark and more God Interested sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1be/van-steenwyk-mark-72071_quote_despite-our-images-of-god-i-m-not-sure-t_1083604.jpg" --- > [“Despite our images of God, I’m not sure that God is interested in either hierarchy or control. For where the President of the United States insists on a troop surge, Jesus calls people to love their enemies. Where dictators seek…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-steenwyk-mark/despite-our-images-of-god-i-m-not-sure-that-god-is-interested-in/) Van Steenwyk, Mark [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1be/van-steenwyk-mark-72071_quote_despite-our-images-of-god-i-m-not-sure-t_1083604.jpg) ## More by Van Steenwyk, Mark > [“Despite our images of God, I’m not sure that God is interested in either hierarchy or control. For where the President of the United…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-steenwyk-mark/despite-our-images-of-god-i-m-not-sure-that-god-is-interested-in/) Van Steenwyk, Mark > [“Just like Jesus’ call to turn the other cheek recognizes that, under normal circumstances, one would hit back. To refrain from violence is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-steenwyk-mark/just-like-jesus-call-to-turn-the-other-cheek-recognizes-that-under/) Van Steenwyk, Mark > [“Just as the Anabaptists were scorned by Protestants and Catholics alike, anarchism been dismissed equally by the political Left and Right in modernity.  But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-steenwyk-mark/just-as-the-anabaptists-were-scorned-by-protestants-and-catholics/) Van Steenwyk, Mark > [“One of the central challenges of forging peace, justice and freedom in our time is to experiment with political models that promote the dispersal,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-steenwyk-mark/one-of-the-central-challenges-of-forging-peace-justice-and-freedom-in/) Van Steenwyk, Mark ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/god-interested/van-steenwyk-mark/#itemlist", "name": "1 God Interested Quotes By Van Steenwyk, Mark", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Despite our images of God, I’m not sure that God is interested in either hierarchy or control. 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