From “The Caesars” by Thomas de Quincey In the first place, we may observe that the people of Rome in that age were generally more corrupt by many degrees than has been usually supposed possible. The effect of revolutionary times, to relax all modes of moral obligation, and to unsettle the moral sense, has been well and philosophically… Read More »
Quotes from “A Cry For Justice” by Jeff Crippen and Anna Wood “Lord, you know the hopes of the helpless. Surely you will hear their cries and comfort them. You will bring justice to the orphans and the oppressed, so mere people can no longer terrify them.” Psalm 10:17-18 “The local church is one of the favorite hiding places of… Read More »
“”We admit,” it is said, “that the gospel of the apostolic church is what it has just been represented as being; we admit that the religion of the apostolic church was not a religion of sunny optimism, not a religion based upon confidence in human nature, but in the fullest sense a religion of redemption. But may we… Read More »