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“But what we did yesterday isn't ever really the point or the question.The question is, are you open, by virtue of your relationship with this new Lover of yours, to being challenged in new ways, in...”
“Just because you don't believe in something does not mean that it's not true.”
“You can take course after course of so-called theology and never hear the message at the heart of Christianitythe message of Jesus, which is indiscriminate love.”
“Ultimately, intellectual work of this sort is its own reward, because it is focused on the only One whose recognition is important, the One before whom all hearts are open.”
“The commandment to imitate Jesus does not appear suddenly in a world exempt from imitation; rather it is addressed to everyone that mimetic rivalry has affected. Non-Christians imagine that to be c...”
“The visitor from outer space made a serious study of Christianity, to learn, if he could, why Christians found it so easy to be cruel. He concluded that at least part of the trouble was slipshod st...”
“Those who reject Christianity will not be moved by Christs statement that poverty is blessed. But here a rather remarkable fact comes to my aid. Those who would most scornfully repudiate Christiani...”
“It should not be possible for Christians to be disillusioned. We should have no illusions in the first place. Our faith is in Jesus Christ alone.”
“God remains the samefaithful, loving and powerfulthrough changes big and small.”
“According to Benedict's scheme, the community reads through... the entire book of Psalms every week. The monks are therefore exposed... to all the despairing, doubtful, bitter, vindictive, jingoist...”
“A sophiological Christianity focuses on the path.”
“God hasn't called us to be successful, just faithful.”
“The discrepancy between the modern observance and the prescriptions of the Rule had struck me ever since the novitiate, and no satisfactory explanation had ever been given to me. People said that m...”
“God loves us mucho, so much that He desires more, much more for us.”
“And who did she have? The thought caught her up short, but then she smiled, remembering the preacher's words. She had the Lord. He was her foundation, and that was enough.”
“when we really connect with who God is we will find He is better than anything we could ever imagine”
“It doesnt matter who we are or where weve been, God sent His Son for us thats the beauty of the Gospel.”
“When exactly did this all change, and what were the social and theological factors that led to the change? The answer seems to be in the second century and: (1) because of the consolidation of eccl...”
“He is no fool who believes the man who knows everything.”
“Joy is a deeply felt contentment that transcends difficult circumstances and derives maximum enjoyment from every good experience.”
