Men and women are the jewel in the crown of God’s creation – that of all the beings in the universe only men and women are God-like, bearing His image (Genesis 1:26-27).
— Melvin Tinker (1955–2021), Pfarrer, Theologe und Buchautor
Related Bible passage: GEN.1.26-GEN.1.27
Topics: Meaning & Identity, Wisdom & Understanding
Occasions: For Reflection
Melvin Tinker
Melvin Tinker (1955–2021) war ein britischer evangelikaler Theologe, Buchautor und langjähriger Pfarrer in Kingston upon Hull. Er vertrat eine strikt konservativ-reformierte Theologie, verteidigte die Irrtumslosigkeit der Bibel und verließ nach jahrelanger scharfer Kritik am liberalen Kurs der Church of England 2020 die Denomination. Bibellesern vermitteln seine Schriften Orientierung zu Themen wie persönlichem Leiden, christlicher Nachfolge und der Auseinandersetzung mit säkularen Strömungen.
All quotes by Melvin Tinker (21)
You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.
Augustine of Hippo
Jesus calls us not to a new religion, but to life.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
I am the prodigal son every time I search for unconditional love where it cannot be found.
Henri Nouwen
To love a person means to see them as God meant them to be.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Inner dignity remains, even when performance capacity and social role decline.
Anselm Grün
There is a God, and I'm not him.
John Mark Comer
God has put eternity into our hearts and filled it with longing.
John Piper
Prayers are tools not for doing or getting, but for being and becoming.
Eugene Peterson