“ History belongs to the intercessors - those who believe and pray the future into being. Walter Wink
“ The 'peace' the gospel brings is never the absence of conflict, but an ineffable divine reassurance within the heart of conflict; a peace that surpasses understanding. Walter Wink
“ Violent revolution fails because it is not revolutionary enough. It changes the rulers but not the rules, the ends but not the means. Most of the old androcratic values and delusional assumptions rema… Walter Wink
“ Divine judgment is intended not to destroy but to awaken people to the devastating truth about their lives. Walter Wink
“ The gospel, then, is not a message about the salvation of individuals from the world, but news about a world transfigured, right down to its basic structures. Walter Wink
“ The practical consequence of both of the teachings noted is to encourage homosexual promiscuity. Church members can engage in many short-term liaisons without raising questions about their standing in… Walter Wink
“ The polarization is such that the conservatives on this side have their prayer meeting and their choir meeting. And the liberals on this side have their prayer meeting and their choir meeting, and the… Walter Wink
“ I think people get excited about their perspective on sexuality because it gives them the feeling that, their failures notwithstanding, if they take a hard stand on what they consider to be godly, may… Walter Wink
“ So many people, if the truth were known, live their lives on two levels. The principles they fight about are often at odds with the complicated and often frustrated lives they live. This is why there… Walter Wink
“ For God's sake, let's be done with the hypocrisy of claiming "I am a biblical literalist" when everyone is a selective literalist, especially those who swear by the antihomosexual laws in the Book of… Walter Wink