“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… — Fleming Rutledge Copy Share Image
“With all due respect to the religions of the world, there is no other story like the Christian story. The god who thunders, the… — Fleming Rutledge Copy Share Image
“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… — Fleming Rutledge Copy Share Image
“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… — Fleming Rutledge Copy Share Image
“If some of those who listen to our sermons reject the message, that is not our worry - as long as it is truly… — Fleming Rutledge Copy Share Image
“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
