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Justin Martyr explained the distinction and the sameness of the Father and the Son with the analogy of a candle. The flame can pass from one candle to another without changing in quality or diminishing the first.

From Jesus to Christianity: A History of the Early Church

The first and foremost reality is that suffering and death are not only enemies of life, but a means of reminding us of life's twin realities, love and hate.

Jesus Among Other Gods: The Absolute Claims of the Christian Message

In the midst of all of this perfect beauty, timeless since the days of Eve, it's the touch of God creating miracles, if in your heart you just believe.

Just Believe: A Collection of Christian Poetry and Photo-Quotes

Go into relationships with a positive expectation and looking for God's glory in others.

Straight Talk to Christian Singles: Moving from Hi, How Are You? to Yes, I Do

I am an average good Christian, when you don't push my Christianity too far. And all the rest of you—which is a great comfort—are, in this respect, much the same as I am.

The Moonstone

The author sees Joseph of Genesis as a type of Christ's Pentecostal power. He who was thought dead has been raised in power, and the power is evident in the chariot he sends for his own.

The Normal Christian Life

Psychology either tends to glorify human beings or trivialize them, leaving out the complexity of the human soul and the demands of God.

Loving God with All Your Mind: Thinking as a Christian in a Postmodern World

Looking for God—or Heaven—by exploring space is like reading or seeing all Shakespeare’s plays in the hope that you will find Shakespeare as one of the characters.

Seeing Eye and Other Selected Essays from Christian Reflections

All the ancient churches were churches representative of spiritual things; the rites, and also the statutes, according to which their worship was established, consisted of pure correspondence.

True Christian Religion, Vol 1

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.

Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from its Cultural Captivity

If you place [your bet] with God, you lose nothing, even if it turns out that God does not exist. But if you place it against God, and you are wrong and God does exist, you lose everything.

Pocket Handbook of Christian Apologetics

Mercy and forgiveness must be free and unmerited to the wrongdoer. If the wrongdoer has to do something to merit it, then it isn't mercy, but forgiveness comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness.

The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith

We carry within us the wonders we seek without us.

Prose: "Religio Medici" , "Hydriotaphia" , "Garden of Cyrus" , "Letter to a Friend" , "Christian Morals" and Selections from Other Works

The suffering of the Christian or anyone else in this world is never ultimately an accident. All suffering is within the pale of divine sovereignty. All suffering comes within the broader context of the sovereignty of God.

Reason to Believe: A Response to Common Objections to Christianity

We are settling for a Christianity that revolves around catering to ourselves when the central message of Christianity is actually about abandoning ourselves.

Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream

Jesus came to give us life. We don't have to hang on a cross like he did. For him, it was a sacrifice. For us, it is a gift.

Undefending Christianity: Embracing Truth Without Having All the Answers

The first miracle Jesus performed was instant winemaking. No wonder people loved Him! He probably received a bunch of wedding invitations after that one.

Undefending Christianity: Embracing Truth Without Having All the Answers

God is calling you to change the world one life at a time and one small step at a time. Begin today where you are.

Undefending Christianity: Embracing Truth Without Having All the Answers

A few slave holders were undeniably cruel. Examples of slaves beaten to death were not common, neither were they unknown. The majority of slave holders treated their slaves well.

United States History For Christian Schools

When the author admits to Christians that he was not a Christian himself, he says their dialogue became "distant and rehearsed, like a pitch for Ginsu knives.

The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University

Don't let your background or commitment to your own tradition make you fearful of joining in the adventure the Holy Spirit prepares for you.

Washed and Waiting: Reflections on Christian Faithfulness and Homosexuality