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One of the proofs of the divinity of our gospel is the preaching it has survived.
One of the proofs of the divinity of our gospel is the preaching it has survived.
The intellectual is constantly betrayed by his vanity. Godlike he blandly assumes that he can express everything in words; whereas read more
The intellectual is constantly betrayed by his vanity. Godlike he blandly assumes that he can express everything in words; whereas the things one loves, lives, and dies for are not, in the last analysis completely expressible in words.
Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.
Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.
All the gods are dead except the god of war.
All the gods are dead except the god of war.
Fortunately for themselves and for the world, nearly all men are cowards and dare not act on what they believe. read more
Fortunately for themselves and for the world, nearly all men are cowards and dare not act on what they believe. Nearly all our disasters come of a few fools having the "courage of their convictions.".
Science has done more for the development of western civilization in one hundred years than Christianity did in eighteen hundred read more
Science has done more for the development of western civilization in one hundred years than Christianity did in eighteen hundred years.
Many have quarreled about religion that never practiced it.
Many have quarreled about religion that never practiced it.
When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said "Let us pray." read more
When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said "Let us pray." We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.
At the core of every moral code there is a picture of human nature, a map of the universe, and read more
At the core of every moral code there is a picture of human nature, a map of the universe, and a version of history. To human nature (of the sort conceived), in a universe (of the kind imagined), after a history (so understood), the rules of the code apply.
