Reason alone cannot give you a whole steak, but it sure helps with identifying bologna. Peter Kreeft More Quotes by Peter Kreeft More Quotes From Peter Kreeft Those who meet Jesus always experience either joy or its opposites, either foretastes of Heaven or foretastes of Hell. Not everyone who meets Jesus is pleased, and not everyone is happy, but everyone is shocked. Peter Kreeft oppositesjoyjesus The big, blazing truth about man is that he has a heaven-sized hole in his heart, and nothing else can fill it. We pass our lives trying to fill the Grand Canyon with marbles. As Augustine said: Thou hast made us for Thyself, and our hearts are restless until they rest in Thee. Peter Kreeft inspirationfaithheart Remembering the facts of death and Heaven gives us an even more pressing reason to learn to pray: We do not have an infinite amount of time. We are one day nearer Home today than we ever were before. I guarantee you that after you die you will not say 'I spent too much time praying; I wish I had watched more TV instead.' Peter Kreeft homegivingheaven No one justifies lying, cheating, betraying, promise breaking, devastating and harming strangers. But we expect and we tolerate doing this to the one person in the world we promised most seriously to be faithful to forever: we justify divorce. Peter Kreeft divorcelyingcheating The world was won for Christ not by arguments but by sanctity: "What you are speaks so loud, I can hardly hear what you say." Peter Kreeft argumentspeakworld I think nobody alive today is a more powerful agent of conversion than someone like Mother Teresa. You can refute arguments but not her life. When she came to the National Prayer Breakfast and lectured President Clinton about abortion, he had nothing to say to her. He can't argue with a saint. It's too bad there isn't an easier way, because becoming a saint is not the easiest thing in the world. It's much easier to become an apologist or a philosopher or a theologian. Peter Kreeft powerfulprayermother Now suppose both death and hell were utterly defeated. Suppose the fight was fixed. Suppose God took you on a crystal ball trip into your future and you saw with indubitable certainty that despite everything — your sin, your smallness, your stupidity — you could have free for the asking your whole crazy heart’s deepest desire: heaven, eternal joy. Would you not return fearless and singing? What can earth do to you, if you are guaranteed heaven? To fear the worst earthly loss would be like a millionaire fearing the loss of a penny — less, a scratch on a penny. Peter Kreeft crazylossheart Other religions are stories of man's search for God. The Bible is the story of God's search for man. Peter Kreeft storiesmenreligion We sin because we see sin as a bargain. We unconsciously calculate that it’s worth it, that it pays. Peter Kreeft bargainssinpay How will the Tower of Babel be undone? How will we understand each other in Heaven? Will we all speak English or Dutch or Latin? No, we will speak music. Peter Kreeft inspirationfaithlatin The national anthem of hell is, "I Did It My Way." Peter Kreeft anthemwayreligion An argument in apologetics, when actually used in dialogue, is an extension of the arguer. The arguer's tone, sincerity, care, concern, listening, and respect matter as much as his or her logic - probably more. The world was won for Christ not by arguments but by sanctity: "What you are speaks so loud, I can hardly hear what you say. Peter Kreeft carelisteningworld You have to say no to something else, in order to make time to pray. Peter Kreeft catholicprayingorder The heart is like a woman, and the head is like a man, and although man is the head of woman, woman is the heart of man, and she turns man's head because she turns his heart. Peter Kreeft turnsheartmen Our soul, like Mary's body, is to receive God Himself if only we, like her, believe, consent and receive; if only we speak her truly magic word fiat, "let it be." It is the creative word, the word God used to create the universe. Peter Kreeft inspirationfaithbelieve A saint isn't somebody who tries harder, but someone who trusts more. Peter Kreeft hardersainttrying The only reason you are not yet a saint is because you do not wholly want to be one. Peter Kreeft saintreasonwant It is closer to the truth to say that God is crazy than that God is reasonable. I suspect God merely smiles when someone calls him crazy, but shakes His head and frowns when someone calls Him reasonable. Peter Kreeft reasonableshakescrazy The first rule for prayer, the most important first step, is not about how to do it, but to just do it; not to perfect and complete it but to begin it. Once the car is moving, it's easy to steer it in the right direction, but it's much harder to start it up when it's stalled. And prayer is stalled in our world. Peter Kreeft our-worldprayermoving Being a Christian is more like having your soul possessed by a spirit than having your mind clothed with new beliefs... It is like being haunted by the Holy Ghost. Peter Kreeft inspirationchristianfaith
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