When I reached C Company lines, which were at the top of the hill, I paused and looked back at the camp, just coming into full view below me through the grey mist of early morning.
Reading [John] Calvin is a breath of fresh air.
Christ's work is a kind of deterrent to us, and a way of upholding the justice of God's divine government of the world.
I'm sometimes asked about my productivity, which I find a bit embarrassing to be honest. I don't really have a particularly interesting answer to this question.
[ Jonathan] Edwards is one of my heroes. I've learned much from him over the years.
I do think that I have been fortunate to make friendships with other scholars, and form reading groups where ideas are exchanged and papers are read. That is a real boon, and it is something I think every scholar or writer can benefit from.
[Jonathan] Edwards definitely shows up in the book [Saving Calvinism]. He appears as one of the interlocutors in the chapter on free will, the other being the Southern Presbyterian theologian John Girardeau.
I think a lot of people feel that they are just not listened to, and that the politicians in Washington are just playing games with each other and forgetting about their constituents.
The slightest stirring in the air can set a hurricane in motion a thousand miles off. (Acheron)
The brave forget. It is those who fought less bravely, or those who fought without justice and live in fear of their victory, who forget the least.
Awe is what moves us forward.