Peculiar Treasures Quotes

“Matthew lists Rahab as one of the ancestresses of the Lord Jesus Christ (Matthew 1:5), and that may be one reason why there was something about free-wheeling ladies with warm and generous hearts that he was never quite able to resist.”
― Frederick Buechner, Peculiar Treasures: Witty Profiles of 125+ Legendary Figures from Scripture―Their Human Imperfections

“Lying to God is like sawing the branch you're sitting on. The better you do it, the harder you fall.”
― Frederick Buechner, Peculiar Treasures: Witty Profiles of 125+ Legendary Figures from Scripture―Their Human Imperfections