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“The Key to Staying Focused is to know what to Eliminate and then Doing so.”
― David C Alves

“Seldom do we think about how seldom we think.”
― David C. Alves, A Sabbatical Primer for Pastors: How to Initiate and Navigate a Spiritual Renewal Leave

“Disciples of Jesus Christ have had a profound life-altering experience. They have encountered a supernatural personality, revealed in history as Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God, the Messiah. And they have discovered the meaning and purpose of their lives in the subsequent revelation of his continuing presence to them. The experience demands a faithful, reliable witness.

What would public opinion say of a person who discovered the absolute cure for AIDS, but was unwilling to share that cure with a world that so desperately needs it? What if the antidote were kept hidden and made use of by only the discoverer and his family? We would consider it an moral outrage and he or she would be infamous. Why? We expect the cure to be shared, not only shared, but made available to all as soon as possible!”
― David C. Alves, We're the sons of God. . .So What?: Believe God About Who You Really Are!

“The bible is history. Remember that it is not a book. It is a library. It contains many kinds of books, letters, songs, and histories, along with the poetry of mythology. We sometimes separate history from mythology, but the bible doesn't. Nor did C. S. Lewis when he wrote, Christianity is myth that is true.”
― David C. Alves, We're the sons of God. . .So What?: Believe God About Who You Really Are!

“Finally, this book has the potential to radically alter your understanding of who you really are—your high calling as one of the “sons of God.”
― David C. Alves, We're the sons of God. . .So What?: Believe God About Who You Really Are!

“Ministry in the twenty-first century will be impacted by the example of the “sons of God.”
― David C. Alves, We're the sons of God. . .So What?: Believe God About Who You Really Are!