Quotable comments

"When we reduce the big, fat biblical narrative to a set of propositions that fix the eternal-destiny problem of humanity, we have emptied the narrative of being, well - narrative. And when we no longer have a narrative but an instruction manual for life, we are missing the power of the story at just the juncture our culture most needs it ...

"You can see ... why Christianity is suspect when it comes to the metanarrative we claim to export to the world: 'You are a sinner, and Jesus came and died for you.' Do you see how the typical person in our postmodern context hears this? The opening 'you are a sinner' is an enormous statement of power. We are judging someone else by some standard they aren't even aware of and probably don't buy. This is the ultimate power move. Couple that with militant evangelism language - 'win them over' and 'evangelistic crusade' - and it's no wonder people often tune us out."

Ron Martoia, in: Transformational Architecture, pp 68-69