When we Christians behave badly, or fail to behave well, we are making…

C. S. Lewis
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When we Christians behave badly, or fail to behave well, we are making Christianity unbelievable to the outside world. The wartime posters told us that Careless Talk costs Lives. It is equally true that Careless Lives cost Talk. Our careless lives set the outer world talking; and we give them grounds for talking in a way that throws doubt on the truth of Christianity itself. ✨ C.S. Lewis (1960). Mere Christianity
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