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The Divine Commodity: Discovering a Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity QUOTES

The Divine Commodity: Discovering a Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity QUOTES

1 " Silence is the beginning of all worship. "

― Skye Jethani , The Divine Commodity: Discovering a Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity

2 " If imitation is the highest form of flattery, than Christians have become pop culture’s most devoted admirers. "

― Skye Jethani , The Divine Commodity: Discovering a Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity

3 " Richard Halverson, former chaplain of the United States Senate, is said to have observed that: In the beginning the church was a fellowship of men and women centered on the living Christ. Then the church moved to Greece, where it became a philosophy. Then it moved to Rome, where it became an institution. Next, it moved to Europe, where it became a culture. And, finally, it moved to America, where it became an enterprise. "

― Skye Jethani , The Divine Commodity: Discovering a Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity

4 " Jesus says God isn’t like a gumball machine; he’s more like the wind: unpredictable, uncontrollable, no more containable than wind in a bottle. "

― Skye Jethani , The Divine Commodity: Discovering a Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity

5 " But the only thing of value the church has to offer is the gospel. I believe that one result of the emerging Experience Economy will be a longing for authenticity. To the extent that the church stages worldly experiences, it will lose its effectiveness. "

― Skye Jethani , The Divine Commodity: Discovering a Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity

6 " We ascribe value to him (the literal meaning of the word “worship”) based not on who he is, but on what he can do for us. "

― Skye Jethani , The Divine Commodity: Discovering a Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity

7 " How can a prisoner plot his escape if he doesn’t believe a world exists outside the prison walls? "

― Skye Jethani , The Divine Commodity: Discovering a Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity

8 " Christian researcher George Barna concludes, “American Christianity has largely failed since the middle of the twentieth century because Jesus’ modern-day disciples do not act like Jesus. "

― Skye Jethani , The Divine Commodity: Discovering a Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity