Often, it seems, we're [Christians] perceived more as guilt dispensers than as grace dispensers.
Philip YanceyC. S. Lewis observed that almost all crimes of Christian history have come about when religion is confused with politics. Politics, which always runs by the rules of ungrace, allures us to trade away grace for power, a temptation the church has often been unable to resist.
Philip YanceyHuman beings do not readily admit desperation. When they do, the kingdom of heaven draws near
Philip YanceyWhat 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 Yancey