“Our best attempts at making peace and restoration, still produce anti-Eden. We need to groan in anguish for God to come and make all things right.”

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“It is hard to discern what it means to be faithful in times of exile, but we have to train ourselves to listen and be attentive to the voice of God.”

“We need wisdom and tact like Daniel to interact in the systems and power structure of our world.”

“When our enemies declare victories, God laughs.”

“The world is craving shepherds. Your neighbor doesn’t need a CEO, it needs a shepherd.”

“Sometimes it will be precisely because of our faith that we suffer, so we must know how to endure.”

“How do we have the same attitude of Christ when we face suffering in this life?”

“How do we pursue peace, and bless others who are doing evil to us?”

“What does it look like to live a life of honor and submission in the way of the Kingdom, while we live under the authority of Empire?”