“Now if God had answered job in the way that we would expect, with soothing explanations and comforting reassurances, then the answer to the question "Is there a God beyond what we can imagine?" would have to be "No." Anyone… — Fleming Rutledge Copy Share Image
“The cosmic battle being worked out between God and the Devil takes place in the lives of God's creatures, fallen though they are. They are His chosen instruments. Were the Rohirrim destined to come at just that moment? Yes. Were they free people? Yes. Were they more or less free because they were stepping...into their destiny? More. If God has… — Fleming Rutledge Copy Share
“With all due respect to the religions of the world, there is no other story like the Christian story. The god who thunders, the god who persecutes and condemns, the god who wreaks vengeance - yes, we know this god from the caricatures. We know this god from the old paintings. We know this god from hearing continual references to… — Fleming Rutledge Copy Share
“America had, I believe, a divine founding. Call it American exceptionalism if you like. But that makes America all the more vulnerable to God's… — Fleming Rutledge Copy Share Image
“In the final analysis, the book of job is asking this great question: Is there a living God beyond what we can imagine? Is there a Being independent of us, beyond the boundaries of earthly life and earthly struggle? Is there a God who speaks with a voice that is not simply projected out of our human religious consciousness ?6… — Fleming Rutledge Copy Share
“Only those who are forgiven and who are willing to forgive will be capable of relentlessly pursuing justice without falling into the temptations to… — Fleming Rutledge Copy Share Image
“Because this is an urban church in a downtown neighborhood, it is not so easy to avoid the presence of the poor. We see them. I wonder if that is not part of our vocation, to see the poor, to be the Lord's eyes - because the Lord sees the poor, and he loves the poor, and he sends his… — Fleming Rutledge Copy Share
“If some of those who listen to our sermons reject the message, that is not our worry - as long as it is truly the kerygma that we preach, and not some feeble imitation of it. Rejection is built into the vocation of the preacher. But hear this: The incarnate Word of God is a mighty sword put into your… — Fleming Rutledge Copy Share
“When are we closest to God? When we see ourselves as we really are:” — Fleming Rutledge Copy Share Image
“Now it's very interesting that although we are told that modern Christians don't believe in the Last Judgment anymore, no one objects when a… — Fleming Rutledge Copy Share Image
“When I say theologically mature, I mean just this: formed by the Bible, proudly Trinitarian, grounded in justification by grace through faith, dedicated to… — Fleming Rutledge Copy Share Image
“Paul the apostle, dictating his fierce message to the Galatians, writes, "Formerly, when you did not know God, you were in bondage to beings… — Fleming Rutledge Copy Share Image
“If you and I are resting or shirking or slacking, his Spirit is nevertheless on the move with somebody else somewhere else, for "behold,… — Fleming Rutledge Copy Share Image
