Christian worship is the most momentous, most urgent, most glorious action that can take place in human life.

Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.

The Christian Church does not exist in Heaven, but on earth and in time.

Men have never been good, they are not good and they never will be good.

A free theologian works in communication with other theologians...He waits for them and asks them to wait for him. Our sadly lacking yet indispensable theological co-operation depends directly or indirectly on whether or not we are wiling to wait for one another, perhaps lamenting, yet smiling with tears in our eyes.

The Spirit bears witness. Ecstasy and enlightenment, inspiration and intuition are not necessary. Happy is the man who is worthy of these; but woe unto us if we wait for such experiences; woe unto us if we do not perceive that these things are of secondary importance.

We must read the Bible through the eyes of shipwrecked people for whom everything has gone overboard.