What I see in the Bible, especially in the book of Psalms, which is a book of gratitude for the created world, is a recognition that all good things on Earth are God's, every good gift is from above. They are good if we recognize where they came from and if we treat them the way the Designer intended them to be treated.
Philip YanceyWe canโt expect the nation to operate by Christian principlesโฆ but we can expect this of the church.
Philip YanceyThe Christian sees the world as a transitional home badly in need of rehab, and we are active agents in that project.
Philip YanceyGod does not seem impressed by size or power or wealth. Faith is what he wants, and the heroes who emerge are heroes of faith, not strength or wealth.
Philip Yancey