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One common cause of misinterpretation of Old Testament laws is that we focus more on what the laws are than on why they are included in Scripture. Inspiration resides not necessarily in the particularities but in the overarching reason for ...more
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Karen Armstrong
“One thing that the history of Jerusalem teaches is that nothing is irreversible. Not only have its inhabitants watched their city destroyed time and again, they have also seen it built up in ways that seemed abhorrent. When the Jews heard of the obliteration of their Holy City, first by Hadrian's contractors and then by Constantine's, they must have felt that they would never win their city back. Muslims had to see the desecration of their beloved Haram by the Crusaders, who seemed invincible at the time. All these building projects had been intent on creating facts, but ultimately bricks and mortar were not enough. The Muslims got their city back because the Crusaders became trapped in a dream of hatred and intolerance. In our own day, against all odds, the Jews have returned to Zion and have created their own facts in the settlements around Jerusalem. But, as the long, tragic history of Jerusalem shows, nothing is permanent or guaranteed. The societies that have lasted the longest in the holy city have, generally, been the ones that were prepared for some kind of tolerance and coexistence in the Holy City. That, rather than a sterile and deadly struggle for sovereignty, must be the way to celebrate Jerusalem's sanctity today.”
Karen Armstrong, Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths

“Instead, the Bible is best read as a source for spiritual formation. It teaches us the kind of people we are to be. As we are formed, we are equipped to make wise, ethical decisions.”
Karen R. Keen, The Bible and Sexuality: A Course Reader

Nadia Bolz-Weber
“we must stop confusing his baggage and our baggage and our pastors' baggage and our parents' baggage with God's will. Because while many of Augustine's teachings have been revered for generations, when it came to his ideas around sex and gender, he basically took a dump and the church encased it in amber. But instead of realizing this was one guy's personal shit, we assumed it was straight from God.”
Nadia Bolz-Weber, Shameless: A Case for Not Feeling Bad About Feeling Good

Timothy J. Keller
“If the only motivation for honesty is fear, it is inevitable that you will be dishonest in those situations where there is no fear or possibility of detection. Christians know that, despite no fear of final condemnation (Romans 8: 1), all things lie open to the eyes of “Him to whom we have to give an account” (Hebrews 4: 13).”
Timothy J. Keller, God's Wisdom for Navigating Life: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Book of Proverbs

“On Trump’s watch, Republicans had lost the House, Senate, and White House—the first time a sitting president had lost all three in one term since Herbert Hoover. And that was before a mob inspired by the president ransacked the country’s seat of government.”
Jonathan Martin, This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America's Future

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