We may think that our tradition is exactly the same as it has always been, but that is an illusion.

There is no such thing as a stationary tradition. Traditions are always developing, living things.

The confessions don't speak with one voice. They are more like a cluster of closely-related but distinct voices - a kind of choir, if you like.

[John] Calvin is often identified with his account of predestination. Yet that appears in the third book of his Institutes, not the first.

[John] Calvin's Institutes is often called a summary of Christian piety. You can't say that about many modern works of theology. You can say it of Calvin.

I think everyone who has an interest in Reformed theology, or just in Christian theology more generally, should read John Calvin Institutes.

God shows us in Christ what he would have to do if he were to punish us for our sins.

[Calvinistic tradition] has fashioned and shaped my thinking since I was a teenager.

The best Reformed theology isn't just about careful arguments for theologically sophisticated conclusions. It is about how to live the Christian life.

The atonement chapter [from the book Saving Calvinism] shows how there are real riches in Reformed theology that most Christians today have no idea about.

Reformed theology belongs to this confessional tradition, and Reformed theologians and churches continue to write confessions even today.

Gussie, a glutton for punishment, stared at himself in the mirror.

Opportunities like this come once in a lifetime!

It's far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.

My mom is positive and optimistic.

I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the streets.

There is a price to pay for speaking the truth. There is a bigger price for living a lie.

The single most important problem is our misguided focus on identifying the single most important problem!

Star Wars is mythology. Its like Greek mythology or Shakespeare. Its the story of good versus evil over a very long span of time. The storytelling is universal and timeless.

Dear gentlemen, let me die a natural death.

The truth hurts like a thorn at first; but in the end it blossoms like a rose.