The Divine Commodity Quotes

“Silence is the beginning of all worship.”
― Skye Jethani, The Divine Commodity: Discovering a Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity

“If imitation is the highest form of flattery, than Christians have become pop culture’s most devoted admirers.”
― Skye Jethani, The Divine Commodity: Discovering a Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity

“Richard Halverson, former chaplain of the United States Senate, is said to have observed that: In the beginning the church was a fellowship of men and women centered on the living Christ. Then the church moved to Greece, where it became a philosophy. Then it moved to Rome, where it became an institution. Next, it moved to Europe, where it became a culture. And, finally, it moved to America, where it became an enterprise.”
― Skye Jethani, The Divine Commodity: Discovering a Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity

“Jesus says God isn’t like a gumball machine; he’s more like the wind: unpredictable, uncontrollable, no more containable than wind in a bottle.”
― Skye Jethani, The Divine Commodity: Discovering a Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity

“We ascribe value to him (the literal meaning of the word “worship”) based not on who he is, but on what he can do for us.”
― Skye Jethani, The Divine Commodity: Discovering a Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity

“Christian researcher George Barna concludes, “American Christianity has largely failed since the middle of the twentieth century because Jesus’ modern-day disciples do not act like Jesus.”
― Skye Jethani, The Divine Commodity: Discovering a Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity

“But the only thing of value the church has to offer is the gospel. I believe that one result of the emerging Experience Economy will be a longing for authenticity. To the extent that the church stages worldly experiences, it will lose its effectiveness.”
― Skye Jethani, The Divine Commodity: Discovering a Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity

“How can a prisoner plot his escape if he doesn’t believe a world exists outside the prison walls?”
― Skye Jethani, The Divine Commodity: Discovering a Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity