“A god who let us prove his existence would be an idol.” — Dietrich Bonhoeffer

It is the nature, and the advantage, of strong people that they can bring out the crucial questions and form a clear opinion about them. The weak always have to decide between alternatives that are not their own.

It is very easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements in comparison with what we owe others.

Only he who believes is obedient and only he who is obedient believes.

To endure the cross is not tragedy; it is the suffering which is the fruit of an exclusive allegiance to Jesus Christ.