Category: Commonplace
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…there can be no sense of community
“Without a sense of caring, there can be no sense of community.” — Anthony J. D’Angelo Seen posted as a motivational poster in an elevator in the building I work in. Kinda awkward, but it works.
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The Scriptures reveal the foremost desire of God’s heart
“From beginning to end, the Scriptures reveal that the foremost desire of God’s heart is not our salvation but rather the glory of his own name. God’s glory is what drives the universe; it is why everything exists. This world is not present, spinning and sailing in the universe, so that you and I might…
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… when they drag you kicking and screaming…
“and when they drag youkicking and screaming from the scene, you knowthen it’s time to leave” — Less Than Jake, “Scott Farcas Takes it on the Chin” from Hello Rockview long ago in a land not so far away this song was on constant rotation for me. it articulated, specifically this line, the way I…
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The difference between staring at a windshield and staring through one
“I am concerned that many Calvinists today do little more than celebrate how wonderfully clear their theological windshield is. But like a windshield, Reformed theology is not an end in itself. It is simply a window to the awe-inspiring universe of God’s truth, filled with glory, beauty, and grace. Do we need something like a…
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Research
“If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn’t be called Research.” — Albert Einstein
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When a guy does something stupid…
“Because when a guy does something stupid once, well that’s because he’s a guy. But if he does the same stupid thing twice, that’s usually to impress some girl.” — The Once-ler, The Lorax
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Unless someone like you…
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” — Dr. Seuss, The Lorax
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We want Pauline theology…
“We want Pauline theology; we don’t want Pauline pain. Funny though, that Pauline theology more often that not is purchased with Pauline pain.” — Matt Chandler, “Suffering” from the Resurgence on April 7, 2011
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… for the triumph of evil …
“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” — Edmund Burke
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from “Incarnations and Implications”
“So God is ferociously committed and Jesus glorifies God by coming and saving and healing what could not save and heal itself. So God is glorified in that He says, “I have come to save sinners.” This is actually Jesus’ illustration. “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are…