Letters to a Young Pastor Quotes

“In all the religions and philosophies of the world, a follower can follow the teachings of its founder without having a relationship with that founder. But not so with Jesus Christ.”
― Calvin Miller, Letters to a Young Pastor

“What would I do differently if I could do it all over again? I would put more emphasis on being a better husband and father. To the church or the university I would whip out a lot more noes, and a lot more yesses to my family. I would eradicate almost all of the ‘Daddy’s-too-busies,’ and the ‘later, darlings,’ from my vocabulary.”
― Calvin Miller, Letters to a Young Pastor

“We have become the revisionist society. We rewrite history in favor of viewpoints. We rewrite ethics in favor of “what’s right is what makes you feel good after.” Political correctness puts Jesus and Buddha on the same low shelf. Gender inclusivity has us tied up in proper pronouns. Since God goes undefined, His expectations have been missing for some time, and sin is what you do that hurts others.”
― Calvin Miller, Letters to a Young Pastor

“Churches that ignore their communities will not grow, and churches that will not globalize don’t matter much.”
― Calvin Miller, Letters to a Young Pastor

“Community is essential, but the fundamental calling of the church is global.”
― Calvin Miller, Letters to a Young Pastor

“When we sin, we do not infuriate God, our Lover. We only hurt Him. We grieve Him!”
― Calvin Miller, Letters to a Young Pastor

“Define your times. Treasure your calling. Pray without ceasing. The terrors of the age are less than the grandeur of the Christ within you.”
― Calvin Miller, Letters to a Young Pastor

“Tripping is embarrassing, but I have learned that where we stumble is the place we dig for gold—where we trip is where the treasure lies.”
― Calvin Miller, Letters to a Young Pastor

“Don’t forget that déjà vu is the word that when you look it up the dictionary says, “You’ve looked this up before, haven’t you?”
― Calvin Miller, Letters to a Young Pastor

“Theologians have a way of resolving things that are inerrant and writing them down in books that go unread.”
― Calvin Miller, Letters to a Young Pastor

“New converts keep old converts alive and reminiscent of their own wonderful moments of conversion.”
― Calvin Miller, Letters to a Young Pastor

“rescued by a very simple rule I have kept and cherished to this day. My”
― Calvin Miller, Letters to a Young Pastor

“Young minister of God, keep that little sparkle in your eyes, and then write down how your call came to you, and when you’ve written it down in fire, defend it that way. When your defense is expressed in the hottest flame you can engender, only then will your definition be strong enough to last a lifetime.”
― Calvin Miller, Letters to a Young Pastor

“Vision is seeing down the road ahead, the road called “what God has given me to do.” Image is how you want the world to see you.”
― Calvin Miller, Letters to a Young Pastor

“The world is looking for answers. If you have some of them, for goodness’ sake spit ’em out. The world is looking for servants of God whose yes is yes. How elementary, how refreshing.”
― Calvin Miller, Letters to a Young Pastor

“In a religion where logic alone rules, there is no power.”
― Calvin Miller, Letters to a Young Pastor

“Saturdays and Mondays were Sundays’ bookends. On Saturdays preachers were neurotic planning what they would say, and on Mondays they were neurotic for having said it.”7”
― Calvin Miller, Letters to a Young Pastor

“Reputation is not a treatise you write on your own behavior. Other people write it, and other people keep it.”
― Calvin Miller, Letters to a Young Pastor

“the Bible never says those who believe in God will be saved; only those who believe that He had a Son who rose from the dead can be saved (Rom. 10:9). Talk about narrow doctrine; we who have accepted Christ as”
― Calvin Miller, Letters to a Young Pastor