Weberns Quotes & Sayings

you were to ask Christians around the world what God wants from the people he has saved, most would probably answer "obedience." There is great truth in that answer, but it is not enough. If the sovereign God's primary goal in sanctifying believers is simply to make us more holy, it is hard to explain why most of us make only "small beginnings" on the road to personal holiness in this life, as the Heidelberg Catechism puts it (see Catechism Q. 113). In reality, God wants something much more precious in our lives than mere outward conformity to his will. After all, obedience is tricky business and can be confusing to us. We can be obedient outwardly while sinning wildly on the inside, as the example of the Pharisees makes clear. In fact, many of my worst sins have been committed in the context of my best obedience. — Barbara R. Duguid

Having a family that loves books and loves to read has always created a common ground for communication. — Tony DiTerlizzi

How do people so readily hand over their hearts when I'm absolutely terrified to? — Ella Frank

At its root, this is what faith is. It is not believing in God. It's believing God. — R.C. Sproul

Words are powerful. When I make mistakes I just try to come back and clarify what I meant. — Soulja Boy

The community of poets I belong to is not as close as it used to be, if only for the fact that our lives have become busier: jobs, children, and the like. — John Barton