God's Hammer (quote by R.C. Sproul, jr.

_"When our stony hearts are beaten [by God's Word], they do not merely turn into gravel. Instead, they turn to soil--soft, welcoming soil. And then the Word no longer comes as a hammer but as seed. The soft ground of our hearts welcomes that Word, and soon it bears fruit, multiplying thirty, sixty, even a hundredfold."

Excerpt from the article "God's Hammer" in the November, 2011 issue of Tabletalk magazine from Ligonier Ministries.