The Gospel must constantly be forwarded to a new address, because the recipient is repeatedly changing his place of residence.
Helmut ThielickeTell me how much you know of the sufferings of your fellowmen and I will tell you how much you have loved them.
Helmut ThielickeA church is in a bad way when it banishes laughter from the sanctuary and leaves it to the cabaret, the nightclub and the toastmasters.
Helmut ThielickeI don't believe that God is a fussy faultfinder in dealing with theological ideas. He who provides forgiveness for a sinful life will also surely be a generous judge of theological reflection. Even an orthodox theologian can be spiritually dead, while perhaps a heretic crawls on forbidden bypaths to the sources of life.
Helmut Thielicke