Commonplace Monday

 "Simply telling people what to think in order to be orthodox, and then expecting them to be disciples, is like telling people what they should eat in order to be healthy and then expecting them to lose weight."


Kevin J. Vanhoozer, Hearers & Doers, pg 54

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