quotable quote to 'stew' over while you're cookin' (:

"As a culture, present-day Christianity has redefined spiritual maturity. The reformers knew we were saved to glorify God. We moderns live to be blessed. The mature among us are now thought to be the successful, the happy, the effective people on top of things and doing well. ...We're more attracted to sermons, books, and conferences that reveal the secrets to fulfillment... than to spiritual direction that leads us through affliction into the presence of the Father." -Larry Crab, THE PRESSURE'S OFF