“However, as the Eastern churches have always maintained, through Christ creation is intended eventually to share in the life of God, the life of divine nature.” ChristChurchShareCreationDivineEasternDivine Nature Author:John Polkinghorne
“A war fitness conference some time ago declared that the highest form of recreation is to go to church. The word recreation should be written re-creation. More real rest can be gained from an hour and a quarter of worship under these circumstances than by eighteen holes of golf.” ShouldWarRealFormTimeHoursChurchWrittenCreationCircumstancesWorshipHighestGolfHolesQuartersConferencesEighteenRecreation Author:Norman Vincent Peale
“Christian marriage is that sacrament which builds up the community of the Church and of society. Marriage has been inscribed in creation's design by God, and, by his grace, countless Christian men and women have lived married life fully.” MenHas BeensChristianCommunityChurchGraceDesignCreationMarriedMen And WomenSacramentsMarried LifeChristian Marriage Author:Pope Francis
“The Church demonstrated the falsity and folly of Darwin's theories by showing that they contradicted the Mosaic account of creation, and now that the theories of Darwin having been fairly established, the Church says that the Mosaic account is true because it is in harmony with Darwin. Now, if it should turn out that Darwin was mistaken, what then?” IfsShouldTurnsChurchAtheismCreationTheoryAccountsHarmonyPositive AtheismFollyMistakenMosaicsFalsity Book:The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll Source: The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll
“The key to maturity is time and community. Discernment and godly wisdom develop in a community that spans generations. The church is called to be this place where the [God's] Spirit uses normal patterns and rhythms of the Christian life in a community, so that we may bear fruit like a well-watered tree. Despite common appearances, the church is the place where God's new creation is coming into existence and being sustained by the Spirit like a great vineyard.” WellsMayUseChristianSpiritCommunityChurchCommonExistenceGenerationsTreeCreationKeysBearsNormalFruitPatternsAppearanceChristian LifeDespiteRhythmMaturityGodlyDiscernmentVineyards Author:Michael Horton