Stephen L. Carter Quote

Although every believing Christian understands that God guides our steps, fewer and fewer emphasize the point. A God working actively in the world makes us uneasy. We tend to like our God distant and a bit malleable, ready to bend to every new human idea. A God with a will of his own is too scary, and, besides, he might get in the way of our satisfaction of immediate desire.


Ch. 25, A Modest Request, I - The Emperor of Ocean Park (2002)


Although every believing Christian understands that God guides our steps, fewer and fewer emphasize the point. A God working actively in the world...

Although every believing Christian understands that God guides our steps, fewer and fewer emphasize the point. A God working actively in the world...

Although every believing Christian understands that God guides our steps, fewer and fewer emphasize the point. A God working actively in the world...

Although every believing Christian understands that God guides our steps, fewer and fewer emphasize the point. A God working actively in the world...