The great New Testament scholar F.F. Bruce made this observation in his commentary on Hebrews. The faith once for all delivered to the saints is not something which can be caught and tamed; it continually leads the saints forth to…
Being Thankful to No One in Particular Is Like Being Married in General
Cornelius Plantinga: In one of his books, John Baillie tells of a time he attended a religious service conducted by a humanist. The service included a sort of prayer of thanksgiving, in which the humanist avoided saying, “We thank you,…
The Handle That Fits All Sin
Oliver Wendell Homes: Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle that fits them all. I wonder if the situation in which we most often lie is when our spouse says, “Is something bothering you?” Perhaps, we lie…
“Pride rots in winter”
C. John Miller: I have found that there is nothing like testings of the soul to drive me to Christ and break my pride. Samuel Rutherford says, “Pride rots in winter,” indicating that we must have much need of humbling…
To be “without bias” is only to have a particular kind of bias
Cornelius Van Til: To be “without bias” is only to have a particular kind of bias. The idea of “neutrality” is simply a colorless suit that covers a negative attitude toward God. At least it ought to be plain that…
“It is idle to talk always of the alternative of faith and reason . . .”
G.K. Chesteron: It is idle to talk always of the alternative of reason and faith. Reason is itself a matter of faith. Quoted in Kelly Clark, Return to Reason, page 123.
Legislation Will Not Provide the Solution
Edward J. Young: It is useless to talk of men solving their own problems, as long as they are sinners, for in its very nature sin tends to divide men and to make them hate one another. . . the…
Frame on Why We are Sometimes “Contentiously Foolish”
Honorable people avoid strife. Foolish people are quick to quarrel. Proverbs 20:3 in four different translations: It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling. ESV It is to a man’s…
What will you force the world to admit this week? (See the bold print below)
Matthew 5:14-16 reads, "“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to…
It’s Saturday! Why not read something? Literature Enlarges Our Being
C.S. Lewis: “Literature enlarges our being by admitting us to experiences not our own. They may be beautiful, terrible, awe-inspiring, exhilarating, pathetic, comic, or merely piquant. Literature gives the entree to them all. Those of us who have been true…