John Calvin quote: “Our Lord, to distract us and draw us away from the allurements of the flesh and of the world, presents us every means possible in order to occupy us in that spiritual joy which he so much commends to us.” (“The Form of Prayers and Songs in the Church,” John Calvin)

Alisdair MacIntyre quote: “I can only answer the question ‘What am I to do?’ if I can answer the prior question ‘Of what story or stories do I find myself a part?’” (After Virtue: A Study in Moral Theory. 3rd ed. 1981. Reprint, Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2007)

The Necessity for Reforming the Church, John Calvin

Gentle and Lowly by Dane Ortlund