“Jesus was far more relational then he was theological.”
― A Bigger Table: Building Messy, Authentic, and Hopeful Spiritual Community
― A Bigger Table: Building Messy, Authentic, and Hopeful Spiritual Community
“So my argument in this book is this: we should not be more loyal to an idea, a doctrine, or an interpretation of a Bible verse than we are to people. If the teachings of the church are harming the bodies and spirits of people, we should rethink those teachings.”
― Shameless: A Case for Not Feeling Bad About Feeling Good
― Shameless: A Case for Not Feeling Bad About Feeling Good
“Awe is the gateway to compassion. It is a deep awareness that we are creators, creators who work with the Creator, in an ongoing project of crafting a world. If we do not like the world or are afraid of it, we have had a hand in that. And if we made a mess, we can clean it up and do better. We are what we make.”
― Grounded: Finding God in the World-A Spiritual Revolution
― Grounded: Finding God in the World-A Spiritual Revolution
“Holiness is the union we experience with one another and with God. Holiness is when more than one become one, when what is fractured is made whole. Singing in harmony. Breastfeeding a baby. Collective bargaining. Dancing. Admitting our pain to someone, and hearing them say, "Me too." Holiness happens when we are integrated as physical, spiritual, sexual, emotional, and political beings. Holiness is the song that has always been sung, perhaps even the sound that was first spoken when God said, "Let there be light.”
― Shameless: A Case for Not Feeling Bad About Feeling Good
― Shameless: A Case for Not Feeling Bad About Feeling Good
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