“We will define our time by some system. The year is an inescapable year. Who is the Lord over it? How do we mark our days? Because we live in time, the rhythms of that time will either be Christian or not . . . Christians must define the year in an explicitly Christian way, …
Something to Watch Out For
“At a recent dinner my dad said, ‘No sense dying with a good reputation.’ My daughter asked if his was good. ‘Better than it ought to be'” (Rules for Reformers, p. 202).
Or Maybe a Disastrous Undoing
“Spurgeon once said that when God begins to work, it always looks more like an undoing than a doing” (Rules for Reformers, p. 202).
A Polished Staircase
“Carnal ambition is the one sin that step by step, up a long marble staircase, ascends to Hell” (Rules for Reformers, p. 202)
And You Stay That Way
“In one sense, Heaven and Hell have the same definition. They are both places where you become what you have been becoming” (Rules for Reformers, p. 201)
In Fact, Let’s Chain the Gates
“Secular modernity is the great rust-belt god-factory, and we are long past the time for lay-offs” (Rules for Reformers, p. 201).
And Resource Accordingly
“If you are in it for little accomplishments, be sure to make little plans” (Rules for Reformers, p. 201).
Perhaps a Little Less Breezy
“Challenging times: perhaps we ought to return to the worship of God the Father Almighty, and stop chumming around with our sky buddy” (Rules for Reformers, p. 201).
Forever
“When Jesus rose from the dead, He did not just come out of the grave, He rose from condemnation” (Rules for Reformers, p. 201).
To Make It Do Crunches
“Without the evangelical center, attempts at reform are like assigning a personal trainer to every corpse, in order to escort it to the gym” (Rules for Reformer, p. 201).