“We may never be martyrs but we can die to self, to sin, to the world, to our plans and ambitions. That is the significance of baptism; we died with Christ and rose to new life.” WorldMaySelfDiesChristSinPlansAmbitionDiedRoseSignificanceNew LifeMartyrBaptism Author:Vance Havner
“Widows tend either to fade away when husbands die, committing emotional suttee, or else find that a new life burgeons. Here in Christchurch, a lot of burgeoning goes on.” DiesEmotionalGoes OnHusbandFadesNew LifeWidowsFade Away Author:Fay Weldon
“To triumph fully, evil needs two victories, not one. The first victory happens when an evil deed is perpetrated; the second victory, when evil is returned. After the first victory, evil would die if the second victory did not infuse it with new life.” IfsNeedsFirstsTwoHappensDiesEvilReturnVictoryDeedsTriumphNew LifeTheologianPerpetratorsProtestantismInfusion Book:The End of Memory: Remembering Rightly in a Violent World Source: The End of Memory: Remembering Rightly in a Violent World