What no one shows the ability to defend is quickly abandoned. Rational argument does not create belief, but it maintains a climate in which belief may flourish.
Austin FarrerThe crucial revelatory images that express 'the thought of Christ' are present in scripture and reinforced in worship.
Austin Farrer...the best figurative poetry speaks not to the frivolous intellect, but (if anything does) straight to the heart; and does it better than plain prose. There seems then to be something which is better said with metaphor than without, which goes straighter to its mark by going crooked, and hits its aim exactly by flying off at tangents.
Austin FarrerOne of the silliest of all discussions is the question whether God is personal-it would be more useful to inquire whether ice is frozen.
Austin Farrer