1. Luther's September Testament not only shaped the reformers’ theology but also was as big an influence on the German language as Shakespeare was for English.
  2. “There,” the Queen said, “That’s so much better than talking, isn’t it?”
  3. At the heart of The Idiot is Dostoevsky's confession of faith and the confession of all Christians.
  4. Sometimes I think we should be more tempted to laugh at the gospel than we are, not in derision but in sheer surprise and awe.
  5. The spirit indeed is willing and desires bodily death as a gentle sleep. It does not consider it to be death; it knows no such thing as death.
  6. In the place of God, Marx sets the material, autonomous, self-creating man.
  7. Through Martin Luther, God would unleash a far greater storm than the one which overwhelmed Luther on July 2, 1505.
  8. Christian mercy should not seek its own. It must be round, and open its eyes and look at all alike, friend and foe, as our heavenly Father does.
  9. The world hates Jesus because he comes to lead us to love and forgive all, including our enemies.