Theology That Bites Back
“Christian worship ought to be familial and reverent, which is quite a different thing than the very common ‘come as you are’ approach, the come to church in your jammies approach . . . The triune God really ought to be worshiped with more than one or two chords.”
Let the Stones Cry Out, pp. 137-138
“Our lives are a mist, a vapor, a bit of cloud in the mountains.”
Let the Stones Cry Out, p. 135
Introduction: Our nation has been more greatly blessed than any other nation in the history of the world, and this helps to explain why we consume such a gargantuan amount of antidepressants. ...
“Say nothing which you do not believe to be true because you think it may be helpful. Keep back nothing which you know to be true because you think it may be harmful.”
Phillips Brooks, The Joy of Preaching, p. 192
“For any new construction, there are three basic elements to the project. Take the square footage, take the quality of design and materials, and take the dollar amount to be spent. Those are the three corners of your triangle. As you look at those three elements, you may pick any two, and the two you pick will determine the third for you.”
Let the Stones Cry Out, p.133
Letter to the Editor: Who sings the intro (Blind Willie Johnson’s, God Don’t Never Change) to Blog & Mablog? Would you please forward a link of the entire song to me? Thanks so much! ...
Introduction: As everyone in the world knows by this point, last week a Wisconsin jury acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse on the charges that had been brought against him. This was a sober, sane, and ...
“Had God not sent them around, the world would have seen a rather gaudy display of my ongoing administrative skills, which would have put them in mind of the crash of the Hindenburg.”
Ploductivity, p. 110
“We are told that it is better to have a little money and fear of the Lord than to have lots of wealth and big trouble with it (Prov. 15:16). We are also told that thin soup and thick love is better than a sumptuous meal and hatred around the table (Prov. 15:17). It is better to be humble and with the lowly than to divide the spoil with the proud (Prov. 16:19).”
Let the Stones Cry Out, p. 131
