But if it not be true, the myth itself requires to be explained, and every principle of philosophy and common sense demand that the explanation be sought, not in arbitrary allegorical categories, but in the actual facts of ritual or religious custom ...
I have assumed my clear commitment to a Trinitarian orthodoxy was sufficient evidence that I have not intentionally ignored the role of the Holy Spirit. It may be true, however, that my work has been so Christ-centred, I may have given the impression...
Suppose it was even as you think,” he went on, even more gently. “Suppose that all you say was a fact, and that our Elders were but greedy tyrants, ourselves abandoned here by their selfish will and set to fulfill a false and prideful purpose. No...
The hardest bones, containing the richest marrow, can be conquered only by a united crushing of all the teeth of all dogs. That of course is only a figure of speech and exaggerated; if all teeth were but ready they would not need even to bite, the bo...
The great question that will be with us throughout this entire book: What did Jesus actually bring, if not world peace, universal prosperity, and a better world? What has he brought? The answer is very simple: God.... He has brought God, and now we k...
Anyone seeking to draw closer to God needs to curb the horizontal and ascend to God vertically,’ he said. ‘And this means giving oneself fully to God – with all one’s heart, body, mind and soul. There mustn’t be any dark corners.’ Skimmin...
To a man without a country, He appeared a joint sojourner. To Joshua armed but afraid, He came a valiant warrior. To Moses raised up on the mount, He was the One yet higher. To Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, He was the fourth man in the fire. To El...
When has faith ever been about feelings?
Our failures don't forfeit God's faithfulness.
The impossible cannot be where there is perseverance and faith. There is no impossible in life.
We are members of God’s family. One faith, one hope and one baptism.
God is Holy. God is pure. God is faithful. God is gracious. God is merciful.
Keep the faith. It is the greatest gift.
The age of innocent faith in science and technology may be over.
Life is only a long and bitter suicide, and faith alone can transform this suicide into a sacrifice.
My family is just an amazing melting pot of wonderful religions and faiths.
Have faith in your abilities.
We live by faith and not by sight.
This is our foxhole, and in foxholes, sometimes faith is all you've got.
Just relax and breathe through your ass.
Faith is simply whatever is real to us.
