“If you put together those three biblical purposes for human life—dominion over creation, love of God, and love of neighbor—you get the doctrine of vocation. That term, which is simply the Latinate word for ‘calling’ (vocatio), is a powerful teaching for living the Christian life.” - Veith
“…more students have been telling me about their ‘children.’ It’s not unusual to have a student who is raising a child while in school. But I’m quickly learning that these students are not referring to children at all. They are talking about their pets—or even things.” - IFS
Those who reject the biblical doctrine of God’s sovereignty, in attempting to protect man’s free will (thus exalting man) lower God (just a little, they reply).
“the evangelical church is wrong to shun work, to look skeptically on it, and to view such vocational endeavors as a mere “means to an end.” Christians who hold fast to a creational theology see work as an integral part of imago Dei” - IFC
“A wrong view of ourselves can be crippling, creating anxiety and sadness, lowering our confidence, paralyzing us from extending ourselves. We might seek solace in self-destructive activities or isolate ourselves overmuch.” - P&D
“This doctrine is under reevaluation by a group of pastors and scholars concerned about the resurgence of Calvinism in the Southern Baptist Convention and broader evangelical community….
“This text teaches the sufficiency of the scripture to answer our spiritual problems. And let’s make sure that we understand that our emotional problems are also spiritual issues.” - P&D
“This book is a helpful and readable resource for those who want to understand why complementarianism is important both theologically and practically” - Nadya Williams
“A lot of people are thinking about AI, but I wanted to help people to think biblically about AI, to marshal the resources of the Christian faith and the Christian Bible to help us to think about this.” - TGC
“…this episode isn’t a simple rejection of AI but a careful exercise in discernment: learning where these tools may genuinely help, and where they risk hollowing out the human work God has given us to do.” - TGC
