Michael Dyson Quotes

I was taught a lot of Bible at home and had a voracious appetite for reading the Bible.

I suppose what's unique about our presentation is the amount of Scripture that kids get.

It is to be deeply regretted that the clergymen would oppose an effort to teach the people the Bible truths; nevertheless, we find much opposition everywhere, and many clergymen will attempt to prevent the people from reading what is here written.

I'm learning, but I'm getting better at it because I'm learning how to hear God in worship.

I count myself as one of millions of Americans whose life simply would not be the same without the libraries that supported my learning.

The responsibility to seek learning by faith rests upon each of us individually, and this obligation will become increasingly important as the world in which we live grows more confused and troubled.

A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.

I want to help people understand how to study the Scriptures with other people, to give them an overview of Scripture and assume that by understanding the Scriptures better, the Holy Spirit will bring to mind the right stories, the right teachings.

Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.

As a preacher, my charge is to proclaim the message of the Scriptures. To help the people in my congregation become a people of the book. I love getting to do this.

On becoming more acquainted with the word of the Bible, I began to understand so much more of what I had been taught, and of what I had learned about life and about the people in mine.

And we are never too old to study the Bible. Each time the lessons are studied comes some new meaning, some new thought which will make us better.

You can educate yourself right out of a relationship with God.

We have domesticated God's transcendence. We often learn about God at about the same time as we are learning about Santa Claus; but our ideas about Santa Claus change, mature and become more nuanced, whereas our ideas of God can remain at a rather infantile level.

We should always be learning. However, we must be careful not to set aside our faith in the process, because faith actually enhances our ability to learn.

Images are to be used on church walls so that those who are illiterate can read the Bible.

I was the worst teacher you have ever imagined - not that we did not have fun. We had a ton of fun. We just did not learn any scripture. I would think all week long what could I talk about on Sunday, and then I would scramble on Saturday to find some kind of scripture to go with it. This was my teaching.

My degree in theology was an important part of my formation.

We've never tried to educate children. We've never tried to preach to them, just entertain.

I didn't grow up reading the Bible.

I went to the library as soon as I could walk. So the training came from reading all kinds of people, from fairy tales and later on to - I don't know why - Schweitz's "Life of Christ."

The most urgent task is that of the biblical and liturgical formation of the people of God.

Kids today learn a lot about getting to the moon, but very little about getting to heaven.

Bible reading is an education in itself.

Am I learning how to use my Bible? The way to become complete for the Master’s service is to be well soaked in the Bible; some of us only exploit certain passages. Our Lord wants to give us continuous instruction out of His word; continuous instruction turns hearers into disciples.