"There is a lot of talk about a centre party - and that I might lead it. I find this idea profoundly unattractive"

-- Roy Jenkins

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“When conversion takes place, the process of revelation occurs in a very simple way â€” a person is in need, he suffers, and then somehow the other world opens up. The more you are in suffering and difficulties and are 'desperate' for God, the more He is going to come to your aid, reveal Who He is and show you the way out...”
“Do not look at stars as bright spots only. Try to take in the vastness of the universe.”
“To present a scientific subject in an attractive and stimulating manner is an artistic task, similar to that of a novelist or even a dramatic writer. The same holds for writing textbooks.”
“Rather than spend millions getting film stars, I am quite happy to be brand ambassador myself.”
“Every man at some point in his life is gonna lose a battle. He's gonna fight and he's gonna lose. But what makes him a man is that in the midst of that battle, he does not lose himself.”
“It is not so much the case that God has a mission for his church in the world, as that God has a church for his mission in the world. Mission was not made for the church; the church was made for mission - Godâ€™s mission.”

Source : Christopher J. H. Wright (2013). “The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible's Grand Narrative”, p.62, InterVarsity Press
“Sometimes the very learned and clever can be brilliantly foolish, especially when seized by an apparently good cause.”
“To know that once you decide to look at life outside of the narrow limits of just your world and start to understand that you can make a difference in very simple ways - in volunteering and all the way up to bigger world problems.”

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