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“Raging like a lion or wild boar and slaughtering many enemies may be worthy of praise and honor in the world of Homer’s characters, but similes claiming that the warriors are like such beasts invite the audience to consider whether it really is optimal behavior for a human being. Is it really something to brag about?”
― Enraged: Why Violent Times Need Ancient Greek Myths
― Enraged: Why Violent Times Need Ancient Greek Myths
“This one quotation could really serve as the emblem of this chapter: an artisan, who was touched by a neighbor, by a printed Bible in French, and above all by the Psalms.”
― Psalms through 3000 years: Prayerbook Of A Cloud Of Witnesses
― Psalms through 3000 years: Prayerbook Of A Cloud Of Witnesses
“The laments comprise more than one-third of the Psalms, yet they are strikingly underused in our worship.”
― Psalms through 3000 years: Prayerbook Of A Cloud Of Witnesses
― Psalms through 3000 years: Prayerbook Of A Cloud Of Witnesses
“The battle,” Rommel famously observed, “is fought and decided by the quartermasters before the shooting begins.”
― An Army at Dawn: The War in Africa, 1942-1943
― An Army at Dawn: The War in Africa, 1942-1943
“It is in fact more important for us to know what God did to Israel, to His Son Jesus Christ, than to seek what God intends for us today.”
― Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community
― Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community
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