“rather than perceived effectiveness motivates our response to evil.” — Preston Sprinkle Evil Copy Share Image
“the New Testament highlights Jesus’s nonviolent response to violence as a pattern to follow more than any other aspect of His ministry.” — Preston Sprinkle Bible Copy Share Image
“Loving your enemy. Doing good things for evil people. Never taking vengeance. Responding to violence with nonviolent love—even if it brings suffering.… — Preston Sprinkle Character Copy Share Image
“describing singleness as “a rare calling,” which is neither a common position in Christian history (at best we may say that most… — Preston Sprinkle History Copy Share Image
“The Incarnate One is truly human as well as truly divine, and so properly spoken of as our friend and brother as… — Preston Sprinkle Friendship Copy Share Image
“we cannot imagine existing in our culture without the haven of an erotic partnership because our capacity to belong together in more… — Preston Sprinkle Relationships Copy Share Image
“The New Testament is ubiquitously clear: don’t retaliate with evil for evil; do good to those who hate you; embrace your enemy… — Preston Sprinkle Divine love Copy Share Image
“Unlike the Old Testament, in which singleness was not a good, the New Testament—or, more properly, the coming of Christ—opens up, for… — Preston Sprinkle Bible Copy Share Image
“for Christians, not every passage in the Bible is equally prescriptive or determinative for a Christian ethical life. Rather, the Old Testament… — Preston Sprinkle Bible Copy Share Image
“the most visible form of Jesus’s not-of-this-world kingdom is the radical, head-turning love of one’s enemies, even (or especially) when we are… — Preston Sprinkle Love Copy Share Image
“When we buy into the American narrative that focuses on “flesh-and-blood enemies,” we are spraying the tip of the flames, not the… — Preston Sprinkle Good news Copy Share Image
“Augustine suggests that in the mutual submission and self-surrender of marriage, and in the openness of the marriage relationship to children, with… — Preston Sprinkle Celibacy Copy Share Image
“Already in the Old Testament, God’s love for Israel had been compared to the marital bond (Isa 62:5; Jer 2–3; Ezek 16;… — Preston Sprinkle Bible Copy Share Image
“those who disagree with us are still making arguments from Scripture, from the wisdom of the tradition, from humble, prayerful struggles to… — Preston Sprinkle Bible Copy Share Image
“Before we apply Joshua to our lives, we need to make sure which side of the Jordan we are living on. Militarism… — Preston Sprinkle Bible Copy Share Image
“genuine relationships are always the best place to start as we seek to integrate our ethical views in the daily life of… — Preston Sprinkle Daily life Copy Share Image
“Without the crucified Christ, nonviolence has little power. With Christ at the center, nonviolence conquers the world.” — Preston Sprinkle Nonviolence Copy Share Image
“A person who chooses to love his or her enemies can have no enemies. That person is left only with neighbors.” — Preston Sprinkle Neighbors Copy Share Image
“Pastoral questions are properly answered at the level of individual lives, not at the level of generic themes. When” — Preston Sprinkle Answer Copy Share Image
“I wonder how many people have been killed, tortured, and in some cases cannibalized, all because certain Christians (mis)applied the book of… — Preston Sprinkle Bible Copy Share Image
“when Jesus tells His followers not to resist evil people, He uses a word that suggests a violent resistance. In fact, New… — Preston Sprinkle Evil people Copy Share Image
“I do not accept that there has been a change in our understanding of marriage, just many and repeated changes in its… — Preston Sprinkle Change Copy Share Image
“Reading Scripture as a coherent narrative rather seems to me to invite reflection on how all present human conditions, those of being… — Preston Sprinkle Copy Share Image
“We are called to go beyond our imaginations, to be led by God’s Spirit into church practices that are as welcoming of… — Preston Sprinkle Ministry Copy Share Image
“Viewed from one angle, Jesus’s entire ministry of peace was a colossal failure. But the resurrection changed everything for Him. And the… — Preston Sprinkle Failure Copy Share Image
“this “right to marry” argument has enormous contemporary cultural traction in the West, which requires explanation if it is indeed obviously worthless.… — Preston Sprinkle Christian maturity Copy Share Image
