"All ministry takes place in conditions of sin, over which the Spirit of God hovers and into which the world-making, life-changing Word of God is spoken." (pg. ix)
"...pastoral work originates in and is shaped by the revelation of God in Jesus Christ. It takes place in the world's culture, but it is not caused by it. It is intimately involved in the world, but it is not defined by it. The gospel is free, not only in the sense that we don't have to pay for it, but also in the more fundamental sense that it is an expression of God's freedom--it is not caused by our needs but by God's grace. The Trinity -- not the culture, not the congregation -- is the primary context for acquiring training and understanding in the pastoral vocation." (pg. 5)
"Do you see what happens when we replace a biblical word like "sinner" with a secular word like "dysfunctional"? What is wrong with the sinner is something that has to do with his or her relationship with God; what is wrong with the dysfunctional person has to do with not fitting into my projects. We can't be too careful in the words we use, for they betray the way we see and live our lives." (pg. 16)
* Lord help me to choose my words wisely in my relationships w/ others...Lord have mercy...
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