“Society needs to see it as normal and expected, not scary and threatening, when people have different beliefs about the universe—beliefs that are unspeakably precious to them and organize their whole lives. These unshared beliefs will create uncomfortable social tensions.… — Greg Forster Copy Share Image
“Whether we understand work spiritually depends in large part on whether we understand the economy spiritually. If we view the economy materialistically, thinking that economics is just about numbers on spreadsheets and arcane policy issues, we’ll tend to view work materialistically. On the other hand, if we have the vision to see that the economy is really a moral system,… — Greg Forster Copy Share
“We have a tendency to boil the Reformation down to two points: the authority of Scripture and justification through faith apart from works. However, the Reformers emphasized three essential components of their message, not two. The third was the doctrine of “vocation” or calling. Discipleship must transform all of life because God has a calling for you in every area… — Greg Forster Copy Share
“Those who withdraw Christianity from the social order to “focus on evangelism” narrow down our engagement in a similar way. I hope it goes without saying that evangelism is a critical aspect of the life of the church! But when evangelism is the only way in which Christians seek social influence, the world encounters the church in two ways: gospel… — Greg Forster Copy Share
“the more a Christian intentionally cultivates the joy of God in daily life, the more deeply embedded the joy of God will become in… — Greg Forster Copy Share Image
“Society needs to see it as normal and expected, not scary and threatening, when people have different beliefs about the universe—beliefs that are unspeakably… — Greg Forster Copy Share Image
“The society with lots of open disagreement and social conflict is the one surging with power in art, science, commerce, constructive social reform, and… — Greg Forster Copy Share Image
“Each of these imperatives has a tendency to degenerate into an excuse for greed and materialism in the absence of the other. Without the… — Greg Forster Copy Share Image
“One of the great dangers of our time is the illusion that moral obligations are somehow weaker if they’re not chosen. We are blessed… — Greg Forster Copy Share Image
“Timothy Keller notes just a few of the many ways in which Christianity contributed to the emergence of the modern economy, such as the… — Greg Forster Copy Share Image
“Many Americans resent evangelicals because they perceive us as thinking we have a right to rule them. That perception is not always unreasonable in… — Greg Forster Copy Share Image
