Faith for Exiles Quotes

“In our qualitative interviews, we discovered that people don’t learn to follow Jesus simply by having lots of great head knowledge about him (although having the right beliefs matters, as we’ll see). Experiencing Jesus is found along a relational pathway with family, friends, and other people who love and experience Jesus. We are loved into loving Jesus.”
― David Kinnaman, Faith for Exiles: 5 Ways for a New Generation to Follow Jesus in Digital Babylon

“Anger, fear, aggression . . . the dark side of the force are they. Easily they flow, quick to join you in a fight. If once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny. Consume you, it will.”4”
― David Kinnaman, Faith for Exiles: 5 Ways for a New Generation to Follow Jesus in Digital Babylon

“In some ways, the church is not preparing young disciples for the world as it is. Cultural discernment is about teaching them not just what to think but also how to live. We must prepare them for the world as it truly is, not as we wish it to be.”
― David Kinnaman, Faith for Exiles: 5 Ways for a New Generation to Follow Jesus in Digital Babylon

“In digital Babylon, faithful, resilient disciples are handcrafted one life at a time.”
― David Kinnaman, Faith for Exiles: 5 Ways for a New Generation to Follow Jesus in Digital Babylon