“The children of God have two divine intercessors. Christ is their intercessor in the court of heaven. The Holy Spirit is their intercessor in the theatre of their own hearts.” -John Murray on Romans 8:26
“Give justice to the weak and fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.” -Psalm 82:3-4
“Christian expression throughout the world has too easily allowed the blood of tribalism to flow deeper than the waters of baptism.” -Emmanuel Katongole
“I have often heard persons condemned for not giving away money, who, to my own knowledge, were giving away thousands of dollars every year so quietly that the world knew nothing about it.” -Booker T. Washington
This seems like a great standard for all of us!
“It’s astonishing to think of all the work that’s been premised on what even in its heyday was at most a promising hypothesis.” -Behe, “Darwin Devolves,” on Darwinian evolution
“For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases. As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.” -Proverbs 26:20-21
@Acrispin20 We were there last night, definitely a decent amount of boos in the intro. But they turned to cheers as soon as the game started, and the crowd was 100% behind Jo during the game. Non-story. We argue with the ones we love most.
Attempting to be a Christian apart from the church is like a little child trying to grow up without food and water or the loving care of a mother and father.