“Rather, the kingdom already exists in the King himself, and when he ascends, the whole world goes with him (John 12:32). It… — Robert Farrar Capon Every moment Copy Share Image
“...as long as her grace remains grace, she remains the only life he has - even while he is whoring around in… — Robert Farrar Capon First time Copy Share Image
Grace is the celebration of life, relentlessly hounding all the non-celebrants in the world. It is a floating, cosmic bash shouting its… — Robert Farrar Capon Bash Copy Share Image
Man was made to lead with his chin; he is worth knowing only with his guard down, his head up and his… — Robert Farrar Capon Chins Copy Share Image
The truth that makes us free is always ticking away like a time-bomb in the basement of everybody's church. — Robert Farrar Capon Basements Copy Share Image
“prepackaged slices or the Supermarket swiss (which has the texture but no where near the flavor, of rubber gloves)” — Robert Farrar Capon Copy Share Image
“Does it not whet your appetite for the critical opera omnia of such an author, where he will freely have at the… — Robert Farrar Capon Bible Copy Share Image
The bread and the pastry, the cheeses and wine, and the sugar go into the Supper of the lamb because we do.… — Robert Farrar Capon Bread Copy Share Image
One real thing is closer to God than all the diagrams in the world — Robert Farrar Capon Diagrams Copy Share Image
Even to this day, grace remains hard to swallow. Religiosity and moralism go down easier than free forgiveness. — Robert Farrar Capon Easier Copy Share Image
Only miracle is plain; it is in the ordinary that groans with the weight of glory. — Robert Farrar Capon Glory Copy Share Image
“On the other hand the usual flat whisk is awkward for tall, narrow pots, and it, too, is weak at scouring into… — Robert Farrar Capon Copy Share Image
“Nobody, in other words - not the devil, not the world, not the flesh, not even ourselves - can take us away… — Robert Farrar Capon Love Copy Share Image
That, you know, is why the world exists at all. It remains outside the cosmic garbage can of nothingness, not because it… — Robert Farrar Capon Age Copy Share Image
“God in Jesus didn’t prevent sinners from sinning, he went around forgiving them right and left.” — Robert Farrar Capon Copy Share Image
“We live in an age in which saving is subterfuge for spending. No doubt you sincerely believe that there is margarine in… — Robert Farrar Capon Next time Copy Share Image
Jesus came to raise the dead. He did not come to teach the teachable; He did not come to improve the improvable;… — Robert Farrar Capon Christ Copy Share Image
For all its rooted loveliness, the world has no continuing city here; it is an outlandish place, a foreign home, a session… — Robert Farrar Capon Appetite Copy Share Image
“Economy is not one of the necessary principles of the universe; it is one of the jokes which God indulges in precisely… — Robert Farrar Capon Economics Copy Share Image
“O Lord, refresh our sensibilities. Give us this day our daily taste. Restore to us soups that spoons will not sink in,… — Robert Farrar Capon Copy Share Image
“... the divine knowing - what the Father knows, and what the Word says in response to that knowing, and what the… — Robert Farrar Capon Activity Copy Share Image
However much we hate the law, we are more afraid of grace — Robert Farrar Capon Grace Copy Share Image
“Indeed, it is worth noting that most uses of the words "heaven" or "heavenly" in the New Testament bear little relation to… — Robert Farrar Capon Ball game Copy Share Image
“... the proper self-knowledge and self-love of every created thing is ipso facto a participation in the knowledge and love of God.… — Robert Farrar Capon And love Copy Share Image
“Your stew, so long deferred, stands finally extra causas. Greet it as your fellow creature. It is as deliciously unnecessary as you… — Robert Farrar Capon Creatures Copy Share Image
