Quotes from Timothy Lane

We are to be in the world, though not of it. Often Christians have evaded the challenge of this call by defining their role as salt in negative terms. They have simply denounced bad things in the culture and been against things rather than for them.

A gentle person can use strength without damaging those he is trying to help.

We are called to be people of great character so that, when we come in contact with the world, our character influences those around us.

Do people regularly feel bruised in their relationship with you?

There is one Spirit, one Lord, and one Father

Positive personal change takes place when my dreams of change line up with God's purposes for change.

Father, Son, and Spirit were torn apart so that we might be united with them and with each other.

The call we have considered in this chapter is not just a call to ministry; it is a call to worship.

Human beings are always tempted to love and serve things in the creation rather than the Creator. So often, we think of false worship and idolatry only in terms of things that are obviously sinful. While this can be the case, Romans 1:25 indicates that idolatry is often the result of taking good things in creation and making them ultimate things.

Because it is grounded in the Trinity, our unity also allows us to celebrate our diversity in the body of Christ.

The Bible describes the Christian life as a journey that often takes us through the wilderness. You will get tired and confused. You will have moments when you wonder where God is.

But he is asking us to own the connection between our thoughts, desires, and words.