I'm saying that an editorial process that is preparing the material for publication counts as part of the inspiring process whereby God, in his sovereignty, gave every word. J. I. Packer counteditorialgive Change image and share on social
If you're a believer, God is not a thought-experiment requiring a special sub-creation to be tried out in. He's an actual, er, actuality already, embedded in a necessary and true story about guilt, hope, and liberty. I don't want C. S. Lewis doing his resourceful best to render Him as a fabulous special effect. Francis Spufford actualactualitybeliever share on social
It's my firm conviction that when Uncle Sam calls, by God we go, and we do the best that we can. R. Lee Ermey callconvictionfirm Change image and share on social
I cannot believe in a God who wants to be praised all the time. Friedrich Nietzsche godpraisetime Change image and share on social
Men, in a word, must necessarily be controlled, either by a power within them, or by a power without them; either by the word of God, or by the strong arm of man; either by the Bible, or by the bayonet. Robert Charles Winthrop armbayonetbible share on social
I do know this... I seem to reach a lot of previously unchurched people. So many people have told me they never went to church until they heard our message of hope that God is a good God who desires to bless those who are faithful and obedient to Him through Jesus Christ. Joel Osteen blesschristchurch share on social
The story of Jesus makes no sense to me. God sent his only son. Why could God only have one son and why would he have to die? It's just bad writing, really. And it's really terrible in about the second act. Trey Parker actbaddie share on social
Obviously God knew I wasn't going to make it to the NBA as much as I probably believed. This was divine order. Common believedivinegod Change image and share on social
What I have experienced, and experienced repeatedly, is the silence of God. For many years, this was a distressing matter for me. I did not consider it an experience, but the absence of an experience. James P. Carse absencedistressexperience Change image and share on social
Stabilizing the euro is one thing, healing the culture that surrounds it is another. A world in which material values are everything and spiritual values nothing is neither a stable state nor a good society. The time has come for us to recover the Judeo-Christian ethic of human dignity in the image of God. Jonathan Sacks christianculturedignity share on social