The value placed on the training of the young, however, was not some utilitarian concern for institutional survival. The Wesleyan why for teaching children is spiritual and bears the weight and urgency of eternity. Kids matter to God. Kids
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“I didn’t go to religion to make me happy. I always knew a bottle of Port would do that. If you want a religion to make you feel really comfortable, I certainly don’t recommend Christianity.”
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“Grace is not opposed to effort, it is opposed to earning. Earning is an attitude. Effort is an action. Grace, you know, does not just have to do with forgiveness of sins alone.”
― The Great Omission: Reclaiming Jesus's Essential Teachings on Discipleship
― The Great Omission: Reclaiming Jesus's Essential Teachings on Discipleship

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