- Never is too long J.R.R. Tolkien
‘Never is too long a word even for me’ said Treebeard.
- The Story is the Meaning Flannery O'Connor
The whole story is the meaning, because it is an experience, not an abstraction.
- Great Men and their Mothers Benjamin Morgan Palmer
It may well be questioned if history reveals a single instance of a truly great man who had a fool for his mother.
- Borrow a Song from Tomorrow Charles Spurgeon
Is there nothing to sing about today? Then borrow a song from tomorrow; sing of what is yet to be.
- Semi Foetal Position Paul Levy
Why do people often go into the semi foetal position when holding the bread, scrunch up their eyes as if they are trying to imagine Jesus on the cross. It’s a Protestant …
- Turretin on Good Works Francis Turretin
Good works are required not for living according to the law, but because we live by the gospel; not as the causes on account of which life is given to us, but as effects …
- I Sing the Goodness of the Lord Isaac Watts
I sing the goodness of the Lord / That filled the earth with food; / He formed the creatures with his word, / And then pronounced them good.
- John Fesko on Christian Liberty John Fesko
If we are to excel in the next twenty-five years, we must hold fast to the biblical doctrine of Christian liberty as part of the greater whole of the Reformed system of …
- To Him be Glory Apostle Paul
For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be glory forever. Amen.
- Dabney on Submission to the Past Robert Lewis Dabney
We shall be wise, therefore, if we harken to the striking instruction if these instances, and make it our method to submit with modesty to the sober teachings of the past …
- Beer and Reformation Carl Trueman
Drinking beer with friends is perhaps the most underestimated of all Reformation insights and essential to ongoing reform; and wasting time with a choice friend or two on …
- God's Infinite Liberality John Calvin
However many blessings we expect from God, His infinite liberality will always exceed all our wishes and our thoughts.
- The Merits of Chris John Calvin
Therefore, as soon as you become engrafted into Christ through faith, you are made a son of God, an heir of heaven, a partaker in righteousness, a possessor of life; and… …
- The Value of music Martin Luther
I would not give up what little I know about music for something else which I might have in greater abundance.
- The Gospel is Joyous for All Herman Bavinck
After all, the gospel of Christ is a joyous message not just for some people in certain circumstances, but for every person and for the whole person, for the learned as …
- Singing Augustine of Hippo
Singing belongs to one who loves.
- Alpha and Omega John the Apostle
‘I am the Alpha and the Omega,’ says the Lord God, ‘who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.’
- Theology Bores Christians Richard Phillips
Theology bores today’s Christians, which is another way of saying we are bored with God himself.
- Good Ol' Days The Teacher
‘Say not, Why were the former days better than these?’ For it is not from wisdom that you ask this.
- Christians Past Lives D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
[Christians] must never look at our past lives; we must never look at any sin in our past life in any way except that which leads us to praise God and to magnify His …
- Money for Books Erasmus
When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.
- On Buying Books Arthur Schopenhauer
Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them in: but as a rule the purchase of books is mistaken for the appropriation of their …
- Bavinck on Christianity Herman Bavinck
Christianity is no less than the real, supreme work of the Triune God, in which the Father reconciles his created but fallen world through the death of his Son and …
- Luther in the Church Martin Luther
At home, in my own house, there is no warmth or vigor in me, but in the church when the multitude is gathered together, a fire is kindled in my heart and it breaks its …
- Is There No Place? J. Gresham Machen
Is there no place where two or three can gather in Jesus name, . . . to forget human pride, to forget the passions of war, to forget the puzzling problems of industrial …
- Bavinck on Science and Scripture Herman Bavinck
Human scientific research cannot become an independent third-party arbitrator deciding what parts of Scripture, if any, are reliable and to be accepted. Those who make …
- Forget Not His Benefits King David
Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits.
- A Sense of Solemnity in Worship Hughes Oliphant Old
For generations, a sense of solemnity was characteristic of Presbyterian worship. Then some wag accused them of being the ‘frozen chosen,’ and they hung their heads in …
- Mencken on Professors and Theories H. L. Mencken
A professor must have a theory as a dog must have fleas.
- Commandments not Burdensome John the Evangelist
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.
- Enough Singing Martin Luther
As long as we live there is never enough singing.
- Walk Worthily Paul the Apostle
I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, …
- Reading and Raking John Piper
When my sons complain that a good book is hard to read, I say, ‘Raking is easy, but all you get is leaves; digging is hard, but you might find diamonds.'
- The Invisible Mosaic Wendell Berry
All the world, as a matter of fact, is a mosaic of little places invisible to the powers that be. And in the eyes of the powers that be all these invisible places do not …
- Splendors of a National Government Luther Martin
Happiness is preferable to the Splendors of a national Government.
- Mark Dever on Conversion Mark Dever
It’s not reciting a creed. It’s not saying a prayer. It’s not a conversation. It’s not becoming a Westerner. It’s not reaching a certain age, attending a class, or …
- My Greatest Friend Isaac Newton
Plato is my friend, Aristotle is my friend, but my greatest friend is truth.
- Cult of Ignorance Isaac Asimov
There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our …
- Offenseless Christianity Dorothy Sayers
I believe it to be a grave mistake to present Christianity as something charming and popular with no offense in it.
- Duties in the First Commandment Westminster Divines
A. 104: The duties required in the first commandment are, the knowing and acknowledging of God to be the only true God, and our God; and to worship and glorify him …
- Madness of People Isaac Newton
I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies but not the madness of people.
- Augustine on Giants Augustine of Hippo
Even in our own time men have been born whose bodies far exceed the normal stature of men today.
- Music as a Marvelous Creation Martin Luther
A person who gives this some thought and yet does not regard music as a marvelous creation of God, must be a clodhopper indeed and does not deserve to be called a human …
- One Thing is Necessary Mark the Evangelist
But the Lord answered her, ‘Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not …
- Be a Sinner Martin Luther
If the mercy is true, you must therefore bear the true, not an imaginary sin. God does not save those who are only imaginary sinners. Be a sinner, and let your sins be …
- Machen on Faith J. Gresham Machen
The true reason why faith is given such an exclusive place by the New Testament, so far as the attainment of salvation is concerned, over against love and over against …
- George Ladd on the Kingdom of God George Ladd
The Kingdom of God is a miracle. It is the act of God. It is supernatural. Men cannot build the Kingdom; they cannot erect it. The Kingdom of God is the Kingdom of God; …
- Book I Ain't Read Abraham Lincoln
My best friend is the man who’ll get me a book I ain’t read.
- Seven Days to Make a Living S. Truett Cathy
If it takes seven days to make a living, you ought to be doing something else.
- The Unlikable Gospel Herman Bavinck
The gospel is not naturally to the liking of human beings, not a ready match for the needs of people as they themselves pictures those needs. Outside of revelation, human …