“It takes talent to please the people in a sermon by a flowery style, a cheerful ethic, brilliant sallies and lively descriptions; but such a talent is inadequate. A better sort of talent neglects these extraneous ornaments, unworthy to be used in the service of the Gospel: such a preacher's sermon will be simple, strong and Christian.” PeopleIfsChristianQualityToo MuchStyleFiguresMoralitySpeechBrilliantCharmDescriptionNeglectPossessedPreacherRepetitionVividRemarksUnworthyOrnamentsExhilaratingFigures Of Speech Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“The demand of the day is for a higher standard and style of Christian life. Every follower of Christ must represent His religion purely, loftily, impressively, before that multitude of "Bible-readers" whose only Bible is the Christian.” ChristianChristStyleReaderHigherDemandStandardsChristian LifeFollowersMultitudesHigher Standards Author:Theodore L. Cuyler
“There are, occasionally, writers who are able to combine both story and style. They are, of course, the best. You get a spectacular view and you also get to look at it from the backseat of a chauffeur-driven Cadillac. In the field of fantasy, those writers able to combine story-as-narration with story-as-style are even rarer. But there are a few...the late Theodore Sturgeon, the early Ray Bradbury...and Richard Christian Matheson. A brilliant chip off the old block.” LooksStoriesAbleChristianCoursesViewsFantasyStyleFieldsLateDrivenBrilliantBlockRaysChipsSpectacularNarrationCadillacsBackseatTheodoreChauffeursBradbury Author:Stephen King
“The prevailing notion is that the state should be neutral as to religion, and furthermore, that the best way to be neutral about it is to avoid all mention of it. By this sort of logic, nudism is the best compromise among different styles of dress. The secularist version of 'pluralism' amounts to theological nudism.” WayShouldDifferentStatesChristianReligiousStyleAmountLogicDressesNotionBest WayVersionsCompromiseTheologicalPrevailingDifferent StylesPluralism Author:Joseph Sobran