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“People converted by fear-mongering are people converted from evil, not to the truth.”
― Robert Farrar Capon, Kingdom, Grace, Judgment: Paradox, Outrage, and Vindication in the Parables of Jesus

“There is only one unpardonable sin, and that is to withhold pardon from others.”
― Robert Farrar Capon, Kingdom, Grace, Judgment: Paradox, Outrage, and Vindication in the Parables of Jesus

“Only when you are finally able, with the publican, to admit that you are dead will you be able to stop balking at grace.”
― Robert Farrar Capon, Kingdom, Grace, Judgment: Paradox, Outrage, and Vindication in the Parables of Jesus

“Grace doesn't sell; you can hardly even give it away, because it works only for losers and no one wants to stand in their line.”
― Robert Farrar Capon, Kingdom, Grace, Judgment: Paradox, Outrage, and Vindication in the Parables of Jesus

“Grace perennially waits for us to accept our destruction and, in that acceptance, to discover the power of the Resurrection and the Life.”
― Robert Farrar Capon, Kingdom, Grace, Judgment: Paradox, Outrage, and Vindication in the Parables of Jesus

“3 Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. -JOHN 17:3 (Emphasis mine) Notice that Jesus does not say “eternal life” is an endless existence that we step into after death.  No, He speaks of “eternal life” as though it were a certain quality of life that hinges upon our understanding of God’s nature.  This life, however, can be experienced only through a knowledge of Jesus Christ, since He is the Father’s exact representation.”
― Jeff Turner, Saints in the Arms of a Happy God

“Einstein said later in life, “It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.”
― Marti Olsen Laney, The Introvert Advantage: How to Thrive in an Extrovert World

“artists are people designed to listen and express what they observe in collaboration with the Holy Spirit,”
― J. Scott McElroy, Finding Divine Inspiration: Working with the Holy Spirit in Your Creativity