Michael Edwards

“Where a people prays, there is the church; and where the church is; there is never loneliness.”
― Eric Metaxas, Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy

“The devil is a wicked and angry spirit. He will not and cannot stand seeing a man enter the kingdom of God. And if the man undertakes to do so, he blocks the way himself, arousing and attempting every kind of opposition he can summon. If you want to be God's child, therefore, prepare yourself for persecution, as the wise man says. Paul says in 2 Timothy 3:12, 'All who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.' And Christ Himself says (John 15:20): 'The disciple should not be better off than his master. If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you.' There is no way out, and therefore the statement is: 'Blessed are those who are persecuted for the sake of the kingdom of heaven,' to let us know how to console ourselves.”
― Martin Luther, Luther's Works, Volume 21

“Thus the sum and substance of all doctrine is this, that we are not justified by any works, but that faith in Christ saves.”
― Martin Luther, Luther's Works, Volume 23 (Sermons on Gospel of St John Chapters 6-8) (Luther's Works

“Humor is almost always anger with its make-up on.”
― Stephen King, Bag of Bones