We renovate the heart by, of course, changing it, but we can't do that, really, without changing the other essential parts of the human personality.
Dallas WillardThe sinner is not the one who uses a lot of grace... The saint burns grace like a 747 burns fuel on take off.
Dallas WillardMany people get what they need from church attendance because the Word is preached, and the rituals are carried on, and God works, but it's drift more than anything else. And that's why the churches keep reaching for some programmatic formula that will make people come and give money. It's just really very sad.
Dallas Willard