I’m giving a talk at a youth rally tomorrow to a couple hundred high school students. More than anything, I want to encourage them to pursue wisdom and knowledge — much like the writer of Proverbs counsels us all. I believe there are too many Christians who are content to think and reason poorly.
Along those lines, I like the following thought from the German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
“It is the nature, and the advantage, of strong people that they can bring out the crucial questions and form a clear opinion about them. The weak always have to decide between alternatives that are not their own.”
With so many different ideas within Christianity telling the youth what Christianity is; its important they can learn, read, and reason for themselves.
NT Wright says that logical reasoning is lacking greatly within the faith.
Hope all goes well.
Stoked on another bonhoeffer quote too