"God is no White Knight who charges into……" — Nancy Mairs

"God is no White Knight who charges into the world to pluck us like distressed damsels from the jaws of dragons, or diseases. God chooses to become present to and through us. It is up to us to rescue one another."

— Nancy Mairs

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