“We don’t hide our faith,†Wren interjected indignantly. “It’s kinda what got us in trouble in the first place.â€
“Nor am I saying you should, dear,†the older man assured. “We have become believers in Christ as well. The problem is that I believe if we skip the beginning of the story and jump right to Jesus these people will miss the reason they need him.â€
Wren (co-MC) & Barnabas (Rabbi/Mentor)
"Fiction can show you a different world. It can take you somewhere you've never been. Once you've visited other worlds, like those who ate fairy fruit, you can never be entirely content with the world that you grew up in. Discontent is a good thing: discontented people can modify and improve their worlds, leave them better, leave them different."
Neil Gaiman
"... I must keep alive in myself the desire for my true country, which I shall not find till after death; I must never let it get snowed under or turned aside; I must make it the main object of life to press on to that other country and help others to do the same."
C.S. Lewis
“I know exactly how this ends. You’re not going to like how it ends for you. The people we touch, the ones who “believe†as you say, are beyond your reach. You may end my mortal life or theirs, but in doing so you just hasten their reward and deepen your demise. Repent of your evil ways. Even you can be saved.â€
Jonah (to recurring antagonist)
Willa waited, sweating, nearly in tears, knowing she was seconds from being caught in an enemy camp. She closed her eyes and continued to pray to God for deliverance from this situation so she could continue His mission. Suddenly, enemy soldiers began to yell fire from the middle of the encampment. The patrolmen instantly lost interest in the sheep and looked toward the chaos. Willa let go of the gate just as the “WHUMP†sound of an oil barrel exploding sounded in the night, then a second.
Quote from Heavenly Places: Coram Deo
“Zarra, Adonai is no more responsible for the actions of his enemies than you are for the actions of the Assyrians. Bael is a false god, created by evil people to give credence to their horrific behavior and to control others with fear.â€
Zarra seemed to consider this answer but then frowned, “then why hasn’t your God stopped them?â€
“I cannot speak as to his timing,†Willa’s answer was confident and strong, “but he did do something about them. He sent us. How do we get there?"
Willa and Zarra