We live in rigid and graceless times. “Cancel culture” is the new fundamentalism, and fire and brimstone is preached from many media outlets.
QUOTABLES: Bonhoeffer & the Lowly Manger
"Who among us will celebrate Christmas correctly? Whoever finally lays down all power, honor, all reputation, all vanity, all arrogance, all individualism beside the manger; whoever remains lowly and lets God alone be high; whoever looks at the child in the manger and sees the glory fo God precisely in his lowliness." “Only the humble … Continue reading QUOTABLES: Bonhoeffer & the Lowly Manger
QUOTABLES: Bonhoeffer on Preaching
"When a preacher opens the Bible and interprets the Word of God, a mystery takes place, a miracle: the grace of God, who comes down from heaven into our midst and speaks to us, knocks on our door, asks questions, warns us, puts pressure on us, alarms us, and makes us joyful again and free … Continue reading QUOTABLES: Bonhoeffer on Preaching
QUOTABLES: Wesley on God’s Book!
"To candid, reasonable men I am not afraid to lay open what have been the inmost thoughts of my heart. I have thought: I am a creature of a day, passing through life as an arrow through the air. I am a spirit come from God and returning to God; just hovering over the great … Continue reading QUOTABLES: Wesley on God’s Book!
QUOTABLES: Jobs, Hope & Cash
"Ten years ago the USA had Steve Jobs, Bob Hope, and Johnny Cash. Now they have no Jobs, no Hope, and no Cash."
QUOTABLES: John Wesley
“Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.” -John Wesley
