Pastoral Resources

I say quite deliberately that the Christian religion, as organized in its Churches, has been and still is the principal enemy of moral progress in the world.

To believe Christ's cross to be a friend, as he himself is a friend, is also a special act of faith.

Jesus Christ came into my prison cell last night, and every stone flashed like a ruby.

Christianity affects your whole life. I feel I'm more competitive, a better player, but off the field is where there is always a battle.

One congressman asked 'I just want to know if you've accepted Jesus Christ as your personal savior. The minister looked stunned, and he said 'no.' The whole table almost fell on the floor. The congressman was quite serious. That was his litmus test.

Through the Young Men's Christian Association and principally in Australia and North America, as well as in South America, I came into contact with families of these countries.

It came from God, and so is Christ true, and Christ is thy God, who is in heaven and awaits thee.

The inward area is the first place of loss of true Christian life, of true spirituality, and the outward sinful act is the result.

Christianity provides a unified answer for the whole of life.

Christianity is the greatest intellectual system the mind of man has ever touched.

Christ himself wrote nothing, but furnished endless material for books and songs of gratitude and praise.

It is more than a book, it is an institution which rules the Christian world.

Jesus Christ is the beginning, the middle, and the end of all. In the Gospels he walks in human form upon the earth, and accomplishes the work of redemption.

The New Testament presents, in its way, the same union of the divine and human as the person of Christ. In this sense also 'the word became flesh, and dwells among us.'

'The war in Iraq - if Osama was a Christian - it's the Christmas present he never would have expected.

The truth is the Super Bowl long ago became more than just a football game. It's part of our culture like turkey at Thanksgiving and lights at Christmas, and like those holidays beyond their meaning, a factor in our economy.

Nothing is more witty and grotesque than ancient mythology and Christianity; that is because they are so mystical.

The essential point of view of Christianity is sin.

In the Middle Ages and beyond, the target was the Court Jew who had the ear of the ruler; during the Inquisition it was the Spanish Jews who thrived after their conversion to Christianity.

In early church polemics, Jews are deemed no longer worthy of their own Scriptures because they have failed to accept Christ as the Messiah.