Truth and love

‘Anything for a quiet life’ is a phrase which sums up much that is characteristic of contemporary attitudes and one which many of us quietly adhere to as Christians.

Notes to Growing Christians David Jackman

A 100 years ago, when the Marxist revolution was about to engulf Russia, Trotsky is said to have remarked that whoever longed for a quiet life had been born in the wrong generation. His comment certainly has resonance for us Christians today.