Whenever I am afield or outdoors, there steals over me the acute consciousness that I am confronted on every hand by the superb workmanship of my Father. It is as if every tree, rock, river, flower, mountain, bird, or blade of grass had stamped upon it the indelible label, "Made by God." Is it any wonder that in a simple yet sublime sense of devotion, respect, and reverence for all life, Christ longed for His Father’s name to be hallowed throughout the earth?
— Phillip Keller (1920–1997), Autor
Topics: Joy & Gratitude, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Wisdom & Understanding
Occasions: For Reflection
Phillip Keller
W. Phillip Keller (1920–1997) war ein kanadischer Agrarwissenschaftler, Schäfer und evangelikaler Autor. Bekanntheit erlangte er vor allem durch Schriften wie „Psalm 23 – Aus der Sicht eines Hirten“, in denen er biblische Bildwelten anhand seiner praktischen Erfahrungen in der Tierhaltung erklärte. Für Bibelleser heute bieten seine Texte anschauliche seelsorgerliche Zugänge zu biblischen Metaphern, auch wenn sie populäre Laienliteratur und keine wissenschaftliche Exegese darstellen.
All quotes by Phillip Keller (12)
When you see a child, you catch God in the act.
Martin Luther
Gertrud von le Fort
Man is unhappy because he doesn't know he's happy. It's only that.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Paul Gerhardt
Augustine of Hippo
For all that has been - Thanks. For all that will be - Yes.
Dag Hammarskjöld
The world is more than its burden, and life is more than the sum of its gray days.
Alfred Delp
Frederick Buechner