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“The church is a whore, but she is still my mother. Augustine”
“The Word, the Gospel, creates not just people individually but A people collectively”
“The conscience is a communal organ—a way of knowing that we do with others formed always in reference to others.”
“I love you, but I hate your overeating" doesn’t help a marriage. It's not helpful because hatred is a powerful emotion (a posture, really) that is not easy to wield or maintain carefully. Hatred is...”
“Even if we change practices or behaviors, we are seeking transformed hearts. We must know in our bones God's heart for equality and wholeness in the Body of Christ then live our lives out of that t...”
“Those who envy the success of others are normally ignorant to the sacrafices, failures, and dedication that it took for them to get there”
“Truth and falsehood pass through the same lips and leave no mark, the devil does not cease to be the devil just because he may have spoken the truth.”
“For the Christian, the issue is not just that we give, but how. ‘God loves a cheerful giver’ (2 Cor. 9:7). And giving gladly rests on the great why of Christian generosity: that Christ himself—our ...”
“What i Like about Photography is that it takes moments that should have been forgotten, and just Freezes them, and allows us to share it with everyone and share it with future generations. But thei...”
“We all go through hard times in life. It’s a part of being human and it's the reality we all have to deal with. There are times we forget how valuable we are and our purpose for the life we have be...”
“The Beatitudes correspond to the Decalogue, with blessings in lieu of the forbidden.”
“There, in the Levantine crossroads between Europe, Africa, and Asia, the sovereign nation of Israel would exemplify what right looks like.”
“Earthly life is a temporary phenomenon only”, Jesus said thoughtfully. “Death comes sooner or later to all mortals. It is honour that is the eternal thing. I asked you not about your life, but abou...”
“If leadership is the spinal cord of success then discipline is its lumbar vertebrae.”
“One of the things I really dislike about Christians is their hypocrisy”
“Neither the Temple of Solomon, the Second Temple, Mount Gerizim, nor Jerusalem itself replace the existential awareness of God within the soul. Likewise, the ornate sanctuaries of the Hagia Sophia ...”
“Then as now, someone who's high on marijuana or hashish is only a threat to your safety if you happen to be a Dorito.”
“When a leader replaces the value of selfless service with selfish ambition they have officially regressed back into a boss.”
“Unlike Joseph her husband, Mary is neither upright nor pious, but she is not blame for this, the blame lies with the language she speaks if not with the men who invented it, because that language h...”
“One needn't identify as a feminist to participate in the redemptive movement of God for women in the world, The gospel is more than enough. Of course it is! But as long as I know how important mate...”
