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I am not a utopian. I don’t think empires will succumb to the peace witness. I am a Christian. I am a peace witness. I don’t witness to peace to win the world but to offer a Christian alternative to the 155 million deaths in
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“The greatest obstacle to religion today does not come so much from atheists but from the neo-foundationalists whose fundamental tenets of religion claim ontological certainty. These are the religious fundamentalists whose certainty of divine truths based on the inerrancy of scripture creates division. Their grip on God strips the world of the divine mystery. The only way to overcome this (paradoxical) religious atheism is to let go of God.”
― The Unbearable Wholeness of Being: God, Evolution, and the Power of Love
― The Unbearable Wholeness of Being: God, Evolution, and the Power of Love
“Fear of living without a map is the main reason people are so insistent that we tell them what to do. The reasons are pretty obvious: If it’s someone else’s map, it’s not your fault if it doesn’t work out. If you’ve memorized the sales script I gave you and you don’t make the sale, who’s in trouble now? Not only does the map insulate us from responsibility, but it’s also a social talisman. We can tell our friends and family that we’ve found a good map, a safe map, a map worthy of respect.”
― Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?
― Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?
“Once we can accept that God is in all situations, and can and will use even bad situations for good, then everything becomes an occasion for good and an occasion for God, and is thus at the heart of religion. The Center is everywhere.”
― Eager to Love: The Alternative Way of Francis of Assisi
― Eager to Love: The Alternative Way of Francis of Assisi
“1. Your business needs more linchpins. It’s scary to rely on a particular employee, but in a postindustrial economy, you have no choice. 2. You are capable of becoming a linchpin. And if you do, you’ll discover that it’s worth the effort.”
― Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?
― Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?
“School should not be a place where answers go to die but questions come to life. #InnovatorsMindset”
― The Innovator’s Mindset: Empower Learning, Unleash Talent, and Lead a Culture of Creativity
― The Innovator’s Mindset: Empower Learning, Unleash Talent, and Lead a Culture of Creativity
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