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Thomas Ferguson
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In advertising, the claim that a particular translation is “literal” appears to increase respect and sales for it. But, of course, there is no such thing as a “literal” translation. All translation is interpretation. Stop, reader, and say
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“My coffee cup is empty. Why don't you pour your love in and wake up my soul?”
― This Book is Not for Sale
― This Book is Not for Sale
“The true vocation for every human being is, as Kierkegaard said, “the will to be oneself.”5”
― The Emotionally Healthy Church, Updated and Expanded Edition: A Strategy for Discipleship That Actually Changes Lives
― The Emotionally Healthy Church, Updated and Expanded Edition: A Strategy for Discipleship That Actually Changes Lives
“hardly anyone knows what vainglory is anymore. If anything, people use the word “vain” or “vanity” today to mean being conceited or puffed up about yourself (usually in an unjustified way) — roughly speaking, it’s a form of pride equivalent to having an inflated sense of your worth or importance.”
― Vainglory: The Forgotten Vice
― Vainglory: The Forgotten Vice
“Ignoring our emotions is turning our back on reality; listening to our emotions ushers us into reality. And reality is where we meet God … Emotions are the language of the soul. They are the cry that gives the heart a voice … However, we often turn a deaf ear — through emotional denial, distortion, or disengagement. We strain out anything disturbing in order to gain tenuous control of our inner world. We are frightened and ashamed of what leaks into our consciousness.”
― The Emotionally Healthy Church, Updated and Expanded Edition: A Strategy for Discipleship That Actually Changes Lives
― The Emotionally Healthy Church, Updated and Expanded Edition: A Strategy for Discipleship That Actually Changes Lives
“Once we move beyond individualistic myths like survival of the fittest, and wake up to our interdependence, it dawns on us that the willful denial of connection has consequences both to those who are denied and to the deniers. The cost of disconnection is disconnection. If us consciousness unifies, you and me consciousness fragments—our communities, our personal relationships, our very souls. As we will explore in some detail, the legacy of individualism is loneliness.”
― Us: Getting Past You and Me to Build a More Loving Relationship
― Us: Getting Past You and Me to Build a More Loving Relationship
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