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“The idea of developing Christian doctrine may seem strange to those who believe firmly in God’s revelation of himself through Christ, given once and for all. But theology, don’t forget, is not synonymous with God’s revelation itself; rather, theology is our human understanding of God’s revelation and our effort to express it clearly in teaching and preaching.”
― Bruce L. Shelley, Church History in Plain Language

“I have lived a long time," she said. "And the longer I live, the more it surprises me, and saddens me, how wise the young must become to live in this world.”
― Simon Jimenez, The Spear Cuts Through Water

“In as early as the second century, Irenaeus offered theological reflection on Mary as the “second Eve” who, through her radical submission and obedience to God, reversed the deadly consequences of Eve’s rebellion.”
― Bruce L. Shelley, Church History in Plain Language

“Melancholy skies
and empty fields of gold
grey clouds
and emerald days
our love in pieces
captured only by poems (of mine).”
― Laura Chouette