“But Ockenga did not shy away from identifying himself—and his pulpit—with Calvinism, which many years prior had shaped the New England mind. “Whatever we may think of Calvinism,” he intoned, “it has produced more rugged, upright, courageous characters than any… — Owen Strachan Copy Share Image
“The biblical doctrine of hell reshapes all our thinking about the future of this world and its inhabitants.” — Owen Strachan Copy Share Image
“He did not make us all the same. He loves diversity. He revels in it. He created a world that pulses with difference, that… — Owen Strachan Copy Share Image
“The church tastes true delight, and the world only samples a counterfeit. Pastors cannot help but pull off the mask of worldly thinking and… — Owen Strachan Copy Share Image
“Arriving in the town of Princeton in the full flowering of fall, he could not help but gush: “Everything is gothic,” he wrote to… — Owen Strachan Copy Share Image
“Ancient wisdom collides with modern crises, equipping believers to image Christ in a world entranced with salvific knock-offs.” — Owen Strachan Copy Share Image
“He concluded the point with an explosive distinction: “The chief modern rival of Christianity is ‘liberalism,’” not secularist thought, for “Christianity is founded upon… — Owen Strachan Copy Share Image
“Pastors are appointed by God to help their people see that the church walks in the light and all others in darkness. We, the… — Owen Strachan Copy Share Image
“But Ockenga did not shy away from identifying himself—and his pulpit—with Calvinism, which many years prior had shaped the New England mind. “Whatever we… — Owen Strachan Copy Share Image
“Whatever response we draw, we’ve got to know this: evangelism is not easy. It’s not supposed to be. It’s challenging to tell someone that… — Owen Strachan Copy Share Image
