For Luther, it (faith) is an undeviating, trusting outlook appointment life, a constant stance of the trustworthiness of the promises of God.

When the old poets made some virtue their theme, they were not teaching but adoring.

Hope is a settled state of mind, in which we see the world in its true light, and look forward to our final homecoming in heaven.

Christianity israrely understood by those outside its bounds. In fact, this is probably one of the greatest tasks confronting the apologist–to rescue Christianity from misunderstandings.

The idea that Christianity is basically a religion of moral improvement... has its roots in the liberal Protestantism of the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century... It is this stereotype which continues to have influence today... But then came the First World War... What had gone wrong was that the idea of sin had been abandoned by liberal Christianity as some kind of unnecessary hangover from an earlier and less enlightened period in Christian history.

All the important things in life lie beyond reason... and that's just the way things are.

If there is no ultimate reality, it's pointless to think about how we might get there.