The Old Testament sometimes offends our Christian feelings, but it did not offend Christ’s Christian feelings. -John Bright

— Bryan DeWire (@StickDeWire) October 14, 2012

Be nice to your kids. They’ll choose your nursing home.

— Max Lucado (@MaxLucado) October 14, 2012

It’s not what you know, or who you know. It’s who knows you. Can you sing: “I am a friend of God. He calls me friend.” (John 15:13-15).

— Tony Carter (@eastpc) October 14, 2012

Jesus Christ whom both Testaments regard, the Old as its hope, the New as its model, and both as their center. -Pascal

— Dane Ortlund (@daneortlund) October 15, 2012

A Monday morning preacher: depleted, grateful, humbled, getting ready for another week’s big push.

— Ray Ortlund (@rayortlund) October 15, 2012

Monday morning in God’s sermon recovery room. Thankful for his reasurring grace.

— Tony Carter (@eastpc) October 15, 2012

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Ungodliness: Living one’s everyday life with little or no thought of God, God’s glory, or one’s dependence on God. Jerry Bridges

— Burk Parsons (@BurkParsons) October 13, 2012

“Not all folly is sin, but all sin is folly. Sin is both wrong and dumb.” #Plantinga

— Joe Holland (@joeholland) October 13, 2012

Dear writers: long sentences do not make you look smart. They make you harder to read. Write short sentences. Like these.

— Dane Ortlund (@daneortlund) October 13, 2012

50 million Americans will not be allowed to vote in this election. They were aborted. (since 1973)

— Rick Warren (@RickWarren) October 13, 2012

Instead of using lots of derogatory & complimentary terms to categorize individuals, the Bible simply distills it to two: wise and foolish.

— Nick Batzig (@Nick_Batzig) October 10, 2012

What I hate most about Twitter: finishing a good tweet, having -1 characters left, and then having to decide which grammar crime to commit.

— Condescending Wonka (@WonkaTweets) October 12, 2012

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Claiming one has ‘No Religion’ requires tremendous faith.

— Chris Larson (@ChrisLarson) October 9, 2012

“Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.” Will Rogers

— Collin Hansen (@collinhansen) October 9, 2012

God motivates us to holiness by reminding us what we were in sin, what we are in Christ, and what we will be in glory.

— Kevin DeYoung (@RevKevDeYoung) October 9, 2012

RT @wssid: Scripture sets forth an unfashionable goal for believers: God wants us to die well.

— greg lucas (@greglucas58) October 9, 2012

Hudson Taylor to George Stott: “With only 1 leg why do you think of going as a missionary?” “Because I do not see those with 2 legs going!”

— James Boyd (@jamesb0yd) October 9, 2012

If you are into pain avoidance, do not seek to become the elder of a church. (2 Cor. 11:28)

— BetweenTwoWorlds (@between2worlds) October 10, 2012

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Sometimes I wonder if we are more angry as a people than we used to be.But I think it’s just that now we have way more means to voice it.

— Zach Nielsen (@znielsen) October 8, 2012

RT @markmerrill: Things will never ultimately satisfy us; only one Person can.

— Joel J. Miller (@joeljmiller) October 8, 2012

Christians dealing with brokenness and tragedy do not hurt less but do hope more.

— Mark Tubbs (@DiscerningReadr) October 8, 2012

“Not only do we know God through Jesus Christ, we only know ourselves through Jesus Christ.” Blaise Pascal

— Scotty Smith (@ScottyWardSmith) October 8, 2012

OT saints did not lack any Spiritual benefit, nor were they saved in a different way, than NT saints. Bavinck: wp.me/p2ygyq-7H

— Jared Oliphint (@JaredOliphint) October 9, 2012

Those who thought her a burden think we have received a blessing. Those that knew her a blessing know we have received a burden

— R.C. Sproul Jr. (@rcsprouljr) October 9, 2012

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Salvation is not merely liberation from the peril of spiritual death; it is a way of life. ~ Ray S. Anderson

— Mark Tubbs (@DiscerningReadr) October 5, 2012

Christian, for God to condemn you he would have to un-God himself.

— Joe Holland (@joeholland) October 5, 2012

We should be slow to speak on suffering as spectators.

— John Starke (@john_starke) October 5, 2012

“God permits what He hates in order to accomplish something that He loves.” – Joni Eareckson Tada

— greg lucas (@greglucas58) October 5, 2012

The one true advantage of wealth: knowing beyond a doubt that being rich will not make you happy.—@kellykullberg (cc: @fikkert)

— Andy Crouch (@ahc) October 6, 2012

Our obsession with size and church growth has set up a generation of pastors who feel like failures. – Lance Witt

— Hans Kristensen (@hanskristensen) October 6, 2012

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#NANC12 #BibleCn The idea that we would counsel people without building a relationship w/them is foreign to the New Testament. Heath Lambert

— Charles Hodges (@runningdoc) October 3, 2012

Death, who has haunted my home for 15 years, struck again today. And again his prey escaped. Christ is risen, and that changes everything

— R.C. Sproul Jr. (@rcsprouljr) October 3, 2012

Being afraid of God and having the fear of the Lord are as opposite as law and grace are opposite.

— Scotty Smith (@ScottyWardSmith) October 3, 2012

“He that seeketh not to please God in all things, seeketh not to please God in anything.” – Thomas Manton

— Keith Mathison (@KeithMathison) October 3, 2012

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. – Churchill

— Trevin Wax (@TrevinWax) October 5, 2012

Friendship is a two way road of hospitality, sacrifice, apology, forgiveness, and love.

— Burk Parsons (@BurkParsons) October 5, 2012

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God’s economy: the first will be last, the last will be first.

— Chris Larson (@ChrisLarson) October 2, 2012

God gave us social media for disciple-making not self-promoting.

— Burk Parsons (@BurkParsons) October 2, 2012

“A pastor’s curriculum vitae is usually written on the face of his wife.” James Houston

— John Starke (@john_starke) October 2, 2012

It is perfectly okay to write garbage–as long as you edit brilliantly. C. J. Cherryh

— Writer’s Relief (@WritersRelief) October 3, 2012

To remember gives perspective and encouragement. “Bless The Lord, O my soul, and forget not al his benefits.” Ps. 103:2. Remember?

— Dr. Crawford Loritts (@CrawfordLoritts) October 3, 2012

In the U.S., abortion is the blood sacrifice we make on the altar to the goddess of unfettered sexual behavior.

— Trevin Wax (@TrevinWax) October 3, 2012

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Psalm 88′s inclusion in the canon reminds us that the inspiration of Scripture is a more wonderful & terrible thing than we usually imagine.

— Andy Crouch (@ahc) September 28, 2012

“The silence of God is often more distressing to the believer than the recognizable chastisement of God.” – Nate Henderson

— Nick Batzig (@Nick_Batzig) September 29, 2012

If you believe what you like in the Gospel, and reject what you don’t like, it is not the Gospel you believe, but yourself. #StAugustine

— St. Augustine (@AugustineUP) September 30, 2012

> @rga: Only on Twitter does “humbled” mean “I’m feeling the need to tell a few thousand people how great I am.”

— Paul Barger (@paulbarger) October 1, 2012

A thing I really appreciate about the British:They are far more reluctant to give standing ovations.

— Matthew Anderson (@mattleeanderson) October 1, 2012

“Materialism is the act of making the cosmos as small as a man can fit his head in.” Chesterton

— John Starke (@john_starke) October 2, 2012

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I really miss the days when all of my child’s problems were solved by either food or sleep.

— Kimm Crandall (@big_kimm) September 27, 2012

There is no sin that you are afraid to admit, that God is not more willing to forgive than you are to repent of.

— Ligon Duncan (@LigonDuncan) September 27, 2012

We are never more truly human than when we’re on our knees crying out to our creator.

— Burk Parsons (@BurkParsons) September 27, 2012

Those most sanctified hearts on earth are still a seminary of sin;there is in them the seeds of atheism, blasphemy & idolatry. Clarkson

— Erik Raymond (@erikraymond) September 27, 2012

Father, let not my zeal grow cold or my temper hot; Let not my heart grow hard or my mind soft; Let not my hopes grow low or my pride high.

— Thabiti Anyabwile (@ThabitiAnyabwil) September 28, 2012

Not exactly sure why the church needs a dramatized version of the Bible.

— Chris Larson (@ChrisLarson) September 28, 2012

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The wisdom that the Spirit gives includes secular knowledge (Proverbs 6), and so to look down on secular thinking is ingratitude to God.

— Matt Perman (@mattperman) September 25, 2012

RT @vpapavassiliou: Argumentative people never admit they’ve lost an argument, they just change the basis of the argument.

— Joel J. Miller (@joeljmiller) September 26, 2012

“Worry, like a rocking chair, will give you something to do, but it won’t get you anywhere.” (Vance Havner)

— challies (@challies) September 26, 2012

Peter’s sermon at Pentecost: You’ve known the promise (Acts 2:21), and now you know his name (Acts 2:36).

— Kevin DeYoung (@RevKevDeYoung) September 26, 2012

“God indeed was not bound to the Scriptures, but he has bound us to them.” -Francis Turretin

— Denny Burk (@DennyBurk) September 26, 2012

Read the Bible. You’ll be amazed at what light it sheds on the commentaries.

— tom ascol (@tomascol) September 26, 2012

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Leaders rarely need to choose between good or bad. Often decisions are between good and better.

— Chris Larson (@ChrisLarson) September 24, 2012

A lot of reading today. It’s stretching my brain, but I hope it’s also enlarging my heart!

— Joe Thorn (@joethorn) September 24, 2012

Practice what you tweet

— Dalmond Bodden (@DALM0ND) September 24, 2012

I love listening to the prayers of elderly Christians, their prayers sound like the simple prayers of little children.

— Burk Parsons (@BurkParsons) September 24, 2012

A sign you’re growing in grace: You’ve developed gospel-etiquette with your car horn. You use it to warn, not shame. #asygig

— Scotty Smith (@ScottyWardSmith) September 24, 2012

“Perhaps we don’t ask personal questions because we don’t like to be asked personal questions.” @davefurman

— Gloria Furman (@gloriafurman) September 25, 2012

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Few women admit their age; few men act it.

— Max Lucado (@MaxLucado) September 22, 2012

If 1 Corinthians was the first NT book written then the first recorded words of Jesus are, “This is My body broken for you” (1 Cor. 11:24)!

— Nick Batzig (@Nick_Batzig) September 22, 2012

People lose their way when they lose their why. What’s your why?

— Michael Hyatt (@MichaelHyatt) September 23, 2012

Environmentalist- someone who thinks he has a better idea for how he should use your property

— R.C. Sproul Jr. (@rcsprouljr) September 23, 2012

The purpose of a business is not to make a profit. It is to provide a worthwhile service to the world, profitably.

— Matt Perman (@mattperman) September 23, 2012

The measure of a man is sexual self-control not sexual conquest.

— Kevin DeYoung (@RevKevDeYoung) September 24, 2012

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“My ministry” is an oxymoron. Ministry, by definition, is a stewardship.

— Burk Parsons (@BurkParsons) September 19, 2012

“Gloominess is not godliness, and sunshine is not sin” (David Dickson).

— Kevin DeYoung (@RevKevDeYoung) September 20, 2012

I have a simple wish. I merely want to ban anyone over age 18 from using “So…” as the default way to begin answering a question.

— Kevin Meath (@KevinMeath) September 21, 2012

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good. Samuel Johnson

— Burk Parsons (@BurkParsons) September 21, 2012

I’m really thankful for Christians who understand the beauty of discretion and privacy.

— Kim Shay (@upwardcall) September 21, 2012

Where do you direct your awe in creation when you don’t know the Creator?

— Jonathan Dodson (@Jonathan_Dodson) September 22, 2012

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It takes only 2 ppl to split a church–one to start spreading fiery negativity & another to not confront the behavior as the sin that it is

— David Furman (@davefurman) September 18, 2012

“American Christians spend more on dieting than on world missions.” Tim Chester

— John Starke (@john_starke) September 19, 2012

Working out our own salvation shouldn’t merely be done alone.Most people who try to grow alone don’t grow at all

— Eric Mason (@pastoremase) September 19, 2012

“To call a Christian a theist is roughly equivalent to calling the space shuttle Atlantis a glider.” (R.C. Sproul)

— challies (@challies) September 19, 2012

Why is it that posts beginning with, “Humbled by…” are usually followed by bragging?

— R.C. Sproul Jr. (@rcsprouljr) September 19, 2012

Gurnall: “If thy heart be humble, and thy palate spiritual, old truths will be new to thee every time thou hears them.”

— Tony Reinke (@TonyReinke) September 19, 2012

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“We r more concerned about how many follow us on twitter than how many follow Jesus Christ.” Chris Caine #wmconf

— Max Lucado (@MaxLucado) September 15, 2012

Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.–Winston Churchill

— James T.Roberson(@jtrob3) September 17, 2012

“Reformed theology” doesn’t equal “stodgy tradition;” rather, it is “the greatness of God’s sovereign grace in Christ for great sinners.”

— Nick Batzig (@Nick_Batzig) September 18, 2012

So it’s greed if you want to keep the money you earn but it’s not greed to take other people’s money to redistribute it to others ??(Sowell)

— Anthony Bradley (@drantbradley) September 18, 2012

He whose soul does not worship will never live in holiness (Charles Spurgeon).

— Tabletalk Magazine (@Tabletalk) September 18, 2012

It used to be that one became a public figure because of his work; now we work at becoming public figures.

— Kim Shay (@upwardcall) September 18, 2012

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“A Christian should be an Alleluia from head to foot” Augustine of Hippo

— Scotty Smith (@ScottyWardSmith) September 14, 2012

“There were no blog comments before the fall.” @between2worlds

— Tony Reinke (@TonyReinke) September 14, 2012

When is it okay to ask a woman if she is pregnant… twitter.com/MUTEMATH/statu…

— MUTEMATH (@MUTEMATH) September 14, 2012

RT @visionnehemiah: 90% Chicago’s murders r on W & S sides. Explain why 90% of church plants r on N & E sides? | Fear? Money? Ease? Worldly?

— Thabiti Anyabwile (@ThabitiAnyabwil) September 14, 2012

The predominant theology of many Christians is pessimillenialism. They act like they forget who is on the throne.

— Rick Atchley (@RickAtchley) September 15, 2012

Westminster began its catechism with enjoyment and Heidelberg with comfort.

— Burk Parsons (@BurkParsons) September 15, 2012

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3 wks on twitter & just learned #FF is “friend Fridays” or something like that. Now just need to know why we only rec’d friends on Fridays?

— Thabiti Anyabwile (@ThabitiAnyabwil) September 12, 2012

Okay. #FF nearly got me in trouble. Wife asks, “What’s FF?” I tell her, “Follow Fridays.” She says, “Oh. I thought it was female friends.”

— Thabiti Anyabwile (@ThabitiAnyabwil) September 15, 2012

When you talk, you repeat what you already know. When you listen, you often learn something new.

— Nicky Gumbel (@nickygumbel) September 13, 2012

When the devil tries to remind you of your past just remind him of his future …

— Christine Caine (@ChristineCaine) September 13, 2012

“There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make us rejoice.” (John Calvin)

— challies (@challies) September 13, 2012

Facebook is for the people you go to school with. Twitter is for the people you wish you went to school with….

— Funny Tweets (@funnyorfact) September 13, 2012

Is the only reason my 8yr old is learning cursive because we had to when we were little? I say give them a typing class instead

— Trevin Wax (@TrevinWax) September 13, 2012

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Hell will be filled with people who were avidly committed to Christian values. — @albertmohler

— Nathan W. Bingham (@NWBingham) September 12, 2012

“@dannyakin: “You take care of your character & God will take care of your reputation.” Adrian Rogers”

— Trevin Wax (@TrevinWax) September 12, 2012

“About the only thing I can do better than my wife is manage a browser with 65 open tabs.” -Jason Kottke is.gd/8jHuKC

— Abraham Piper (@abrahampiper) September 12, 2012

Reject Passivity, Accept Responsibility, Lead Courageously, Invest Eternallyauthenticmanhood.com

— John Bryson (@johnwbryson) September 12, 2012

“The dragon lost his sting when he dashed it into the soul of Jesus.” – Spurgeon

— Keith Mathison (@KeithMathison) September 12, 2012

I really want to explore and understand more clearly what it means to have a quiet and gentle spirit.It’s soneeded.

— Kim Shay (@upwardcall) September 12, 2012

RT @markmerrill: I’m always just one decision away from doing something really foolish

— Joel J. Miller (@joeljmiller) September 12, 2012

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The old covenant and the new covenant are not different covenants, simply different forms in which the one covenant of grace was cast

— Iain D Campbell (@revdridc) September 11, 2012

“Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?” Corrie Ten Boom

— Joel J. Miller (@joeljmiller) September 11, 2012

Burroughs: Though a Christian ought to be quiet under God’s correcting hand, he may w/o any breach of Christian contentment complain to God.

— Gloria Furman (@gloriafurman) September 11, 2012

Pride is an excessive desire for others to admire us. Insecurity is the pride-fed fear that they won’t. @darrinpatrick

— Craig Groeschel (@craiggroeschel) September 11, 2012

“Most people today quarrel because they cannot argue” (Chesterton).

— BetweenTwoWorlds (@between2worlds) September 11, 2012

What we suffer may be bitter in itself, but however bitter it is, it does not need to make *us* bitter—P. Ryken

— tom ascol (@tomascol) September 11, 2012

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Preachers: Go wherever the text takes you today, for surely that will include Jesus

— Scotty Smith (@ScottyWardSmith) September 9, 2012

Of equal ranking with Jesus’ water walking, dead raising, and disease healing is this skyscraper-tall truth: he never sinned. #WildGrace

— Max Lucado (@MaxLucado) September 9, 2012

You didn’t earn your way into the love of Christ; therefore, you can’t sin your way out.

— R W Glenn (@rwglenn) September 9, 2012

When we see Jesus he’ll dry every tear from our eyes, not just the sad ones but our tears of joy, otherwise we wouldn’t be able to see him.

— Burk Parsons (@BurkParsons) September 10, 2012

God takes everyone he loves through a desert. It is his cure for our wandering hearts, restlessly searching for a new Eden…

— Paul E Miller (@_PaulEMiller) September 10, 2012

There is no way back to innocence. In the Bible, there is only a way forward-to the cross (D.A. Carson).

— Tabletalk Magazine (@Tabletalk) September 10, 2012

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