Vespas, Cafes, Singlespeed Bikes, and Urban Hipsters Quotes

“Primarily, our action is to engage people and use the culture rather than to engage the culture and use the people. Christ lived in the culture. He did not isolate himself from sinners, regardless of how the religious leaders felt about it. He ate with a tax collector, touched a leper, forgave an adulterous woman, and spoke to a woman at a well. At the same time, Jesus did not allow the surrounding culture to change him. He used everyday objects to teach spiritual lessons, but on more than one occasion, he told sinners to sin no more. He was gracious and just—a combination that we should strive to achieve rather than settling for one swing of the pendulum or the other.”
― Dave Arnold, Vespas, Cafes, Singlespeed Bikes, and Urban Hipsters: Gentrification, Urban Mission, and Church Planting