D.A. Carson... the worst possible heritage to leave with children: high spiritual pretensions and low performance.
About This Quote
In this quote, my dad is telling us that we need to be great persons and not just good ones. It doesn't matter how much we believe or how much we feel we know about God, if we don't do it often, we're not going to change the world.
Source: A Call To Spiritual Reformation: Priorities From Paul And His Prayers
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