The messages our kids receive from teachers, coaches--and even, with the best intentions, from us - can push … - Phil Vischer

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The world is littered with corpses that predicted technology in a particular arena was done. If there's another gigantic step change out there, we don't yet know what it is.

Phil Vischer

The messages our kids receive from teachers, coaches--and even, with the best intentions, from us - can push them toward pride or despair. . . toward self-righteousness or self-hatred.

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The world doesn't learn about God by watching Christian movies. The world learns about God by watching Christians.

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I think it is valuable to be poked at and I think - and this is obviously where things are headed. It's going to be much harder to be a Christian in America. . . which means to be a Christian you actually have to think it's worth it. You actually have to think it through, you actually have to process it.

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I realized I’m not supposed to be pursuing impact, I’m supposed to be pursuing God. And when I pursue God I will have exactly as much impact as He wants me to have.

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I looked back at the previous 10 years and realized I had spent 10 years trying to convince kids to behave Christianly without actually teaching them Christianity. And that was a pretty serious conviction. You can say, 'Hey kids, be more forgiving because the Bible says so,' or, 'Hey kids, be more kind because the Bible says so!' But that isn't Christianity, it's morality.

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God is not calling us to work for Him. He is calling us to walk with Him.

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