The Mighty Weakness of John Knox Quotes

“Ridiculed as "Knox the knave" and "a runagate Scot," he was outlawed and forbidden to preach by the archbishop of St. Andrews, and orders were issued that he be shot on sight if he failed to comply.
Knox did not comply. Years later, a would-be assassin fired a shot through a window of Knox's house in Edinburgh, narrowly missing his mark.? Still Knox preached.”
― Douglas Bond, The Mighty Weakness of John Knox

“For Knox, preaching was all about proclaiming the evangel of Jesus Christ, giving good news to a world that for too long had heard only bad news.”
― Douglas Bond, The Mighty Weakness of John Knox

“The archbishop of St. Andrews threatened that if Knox preached, he would be shot on sight. Knox preached anyway, from Perth to Fife and beyond. As a result, the summer of 1559 saw an extraordinary revival spread throughout Scotland.59”
― Douglas Bond, The Mighty Weakness of John Knox

“above his Lord. Perhaps because Knox himself found such abundant strength in the midst of great personal weakness, he was used of God to raise”
― Douglas Bond, The Mighty Weakness of John Knox