{"author":"Nancy Pearcey","author_id":"Nancy+Pearcey","total_quotes":17,"quotes":[{"text":"The first step in conforming our intellect to God's truth is to die to our vanity, pride, and craving for respect from colleagues and the public. We must let go of the worldly motivations that drive us, praying to be motivated solely by a genuine desire to submit our minds to God's Word - and then to use that knowledge in service to others.","author":"Nancy Pearcey","tags":["mind","renewal"],"id":334,"author_id":"Nancy+Pearcey"},{"text":"Secular ideologies preach liberty but practice tyranny.","author":"Nancy Pearcey","tags":["liberty","morality","morality-without-religion","secularism","tyranny"],"id":7959,"author_id":"Nancy+Pearcey"},{"text":"All of science is largely formalized common sense.","author":"Nancy Pearcey","tags":["common-sense","design","intelligent-design","intuition","science"],"id":23640,"author_id":"Nancy+Pearcey"},{"text":"What kind of ministry is that, just talking to people?' Criticism directed at Francis Schaeffer's plan to open an obscure spot in the Swiss Alps to those who came with questions.","author":"Nancy Pearcey","tags":["discipleship","humility","ministry","obscurity"],"id":38055,"author_id":"Nancy+Pearcey"},{"text":"Beginning with sin instead of creation is like trying to read a book by opening it in the middle: You don’t know the characters and can’t make sense of the plot.","author":"Nancy Pearcey","tags":["creation","evangelism","sin"],"id":44045,"author_id":"Nancy+Pearcey"},{"text":"During the first 13 centuries after the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, no one thought of setting up a creche to celebrate Christmas. The pre-eminent Christian holiday was Easter, not Christmas.","author":"Nancy Pearcey","tags":["thought","celebrate "],"id":65371,"author_id":"Nancy+Pearcey"},{"text":"In Gnosticism, the physical world did not ultimately matter - which meant physical suffering did not matter either. Seeking 'enlightenment' meant cultivating an attitude of detachment, even indifference.","author":"Nancy Pearcey","tags":["world","suffering "],"id":89386,"author_id":"Nancy+Pearcey"},{"text":"The White House should always be a friend to American freedom.","author":"Nancy Pearcey","tags":["american","friend","house "],"id":102730,"author_id":"Nancy+Pearcey"},{"text":"No matter how much you like your local school teacher, he or she is a government agent.","author":"Nancy Pearcey","tags":["school","government","you "],"id":211490,"author_id":"Nancy+Pearcey"},{"text":"In every historical period, the religious groups that grow most rapidly are those that set believers at odds with the surrounding culture.","author":"Nancy Pearcey","tags":["discipleship"],"id":331776,"author_id":"Nancy+Pearcey"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":17,"pages":2,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}