"I don't believe that God is a fussy faultfinder in dealing with theological ideas. He who provides forgiveness for a sinful life will also surely be a generous judge of theological reflection. Even an orthodox theologian can be spiritually dead, while perhaps a heretic crawls on forbidden bypaths to the sources of life."

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Source : Helmut Thielicke (1962). “A Little Exercise for Young Theologians”, p.37, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Helmut Thielicke

#Believe Quotes #Reflection Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“Any old woman can love God better than a doctor of theology can.”
“We ask God to forgive us for our evil thoughts and evil temper, but rarely, if ever ask Him to forgive us for our sadness.”

Source : Robert William Dale (1877). “Nine Lectures on Preaching: Delivered at Yale College, New Haven, Connecticut”
“If you're talking about musically, I think I understand just a little bit more about things that were mostly intuited back then - how certain timings and tones work, so I can be a little more analytical about things now.”

Source : "The Only Late is Never". Interview with Marc Masters, Grayson Currin, pitchfork.com. November 12, 2010.
“You are confined only by the walls you build yourself.”
“Many women have been successful at breaking the glass ceiling only to find a layer of men.”
“I think people will be surprised at how fast they go next year. I do think world records will get broken next year.”
“Sometimes from this hillside just after sunset The rim of the sky takes on a tinge Of the palest green, like the flesh of a cucumber When you peel it carefully.”
“I was a child actor. I was this spaz kid diagnosed with ADHD, and I worked all the time.”

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