History Quote by Ian Buruma

“The weight of time and history felt profound in the quiet night in a tiny chapel with several wooden pews and a granite altar.…

— Bonnie Dee

“When one knows that his times are in God’s hands, he would not change places with a king! No, nor even with an angel!”–1891,…

— Spurgeon (1834-1892), Charles

“I have a problem with a church that has its main mission aimed at preferential treatment of rich, attractive, influential, and gifted people. Instead,…

— Scott S. Haraburda

“We think in terms of apostolic journeys. God dares to put His greatest ambassadors in chains.”

— Watchman Nee

“Europe has become a post-Christian culture in which the principal religious influence is visible in art treasures and cathedrals filled with tourists rather than…

— Charles W. Colson

“Theology is needful because of the large number of alternatives and challenges abroad at the present”

— Millard J. Erickson

“History reminds us of the inherent weakness in the human condition and the very real possibility that our fellow human beings are capable of…

— John Fea

“And let it ever be remembered, that our works do not precede us to the bar of God, so as to open the door…

— Augustus M. Toplady

“It was a small church. No large cathedral towers overshadowed the purpose of the house of worship. It was a monument to faith rather…

— Richard W. Kelly

“I have always believed that places with long history, especially those in which terrible events have taken place, retain something of those times, some…

— Susan Hill

“As I see the world, there's one element that's even more corrosive than missionaries: tourists. It's not that I feel above them in any…

— Tahir Shah

“It has been the tragic conviction of countless missionaries and followers of the social gospel that when we proclaim the good news and help…

— Aric Clark