"'The grass withers, the flower fades, when the breath of the LORD blows upon it... but the word of our God will stand forever.' (Is 40:7-8)
Such an extravagant, exuberant boast, made by the nascent church in the face of widespread persecution, is great comfort to those of us who work weekly with the Word. How dare the church utter some of its most sweeping claims for the power of the Word precisely when it is fighting for its very life? These Christians must really be living in a different world. They must know something that the world does not..."
-Will Willimon, Pastor
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