Chesteron said (paraphrased) that the reason truth is stranger than fiction is because people make up fiction, but God is the author of truth. In a secular culture, because we are shaped more than we know by “fictional thinking” God’s…
If Contentment Were Here . . .
“If contentment were here, heaven were not heaven.” Samuel B. Rutherford, page, 32.
Pastors: Uncover the Strangeness of Truth
As Chesterton explained, we ought not to be surprised that truth is stranger than fiction.
‘Truth must of necessity be stranger than fiction,’ said Basil placidly. ‘For fiction is the creation of the human mind, and therefore congenial to it.’ [G. K. Chesterton Club of Queer Trades.
When C.S. Lewis Was “Shattered”
From C.S. Lewis, Surpised by Joy:
Early in 1926 the hardest boiled of all the atheists I ever knew sat in my room on the other side of the fire and remarked that the evidence for the
Check Your Wallet
“Every man thinketh he is rich enough in grace till he take out his purse and tell his money, and then he findeth his pack but poor and light in the day of a heavy trial. I found I had…
Cal Thomas on Obama’s Support
Cal Thomas makes some observations about the nature of support that Barak Obama is receiving from young people. Thomas submits that Obama’s support is “feelings” based rather than because his supporters understand his positions.
I am reminded of Ravi Zacharias’ quote,
T. Roosevelt on Critics
“From time to time, little men will come along to find fault with what you have done; to say that something could have been done better; that there has been some mistake, some shortcoming; that things are not really managed…
The Nature of Pastoral Work
“Most pastoral work involves routines similar to cleaning out the barn, mucking out the stalls, spreading manure, pulling weeds. This is not, any of it, bad work in itself, but if we expected to ride a glistening black stallioni in…
Another Rutherford Quote
“Therefore, as night-watchers hold one another waking by speaking to one another, so have we need to hold one another on foot.” Samuel Rutherford. The Loveliness of Christ, Banner of Truth edition, page 47. My thought: Oh, the necessity of…
A Quote About Pride
“Our pride must have winter weather to rot it.” Samuel Rutherford. The Loveliness of Christ, Banner of Truth edition, page 47.