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Sufism is derived from Rumi, as Buddhism is derived from Buddha or Christianity from Christ. These highly evolved men were conduits to the best parts of ourselves. And as I nurse the wounds of failure, reading Rumi, I come across a great
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“A silly idea is current that good people do not know what temptation means. This is an obvious lie. Only those who try to resist temptation know how strong it is. … You find out the strength of a wind by trying to walk against it, not by lying down” (Mere Christianity, New York: Macmillan, 1960, p. 124).”
― Mere Christianity
― Mere Christianity
“When we dehumanise and demonise our opponents, we abandon the possibility of peacefully resolving our differences, and seek to justify violence against them. NELSON MANDELA1”
― The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting up a Generation for Failure
― The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting up a Generation for Failure
“Maybe people go to church because they want things from God. And they keep going while they’re wishing and yearning and longing for those things. But then maybe once they get those things, they realize they don’t need church anymore. Who needs God when you’ve got clear mammograms and a series regular role on Nickelodeon? I”
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
― I'm Glad My Mom Died
“Hate is the beginning of a disease, like cancer. It may kill your enemy, but it will destroy you in the process too.”
― The Happiest Man on Earth
― The Happiest Man on Earth
“You will say that these are very small sins; and doubtless, like all young tempters, you are anxious to be able to report spectacular wickedness. … It does not matter how small the sins are, provided that their cumulative effect is to edge the man away from the Light and out into the Nothing. … Indeed, the safest road to Hell is the gradual one—the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts” (The Screwtape Letters, New York: Macmillan, 1961, p. 64–65).”
― The Screwtape Letters
― The Screwtape Letters
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being the yearly list, past and present, of books canvassed by our book club since the year 2001.
JoAnn’s 2025 Year in Books
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