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Family Family

by Laurie Frankel (Goodreads Author)

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Jan 25, 2025 08:48PM

Sandra’s Quotes

“people have been fed spoonfuls of nonsense and told it was Jesus.”
― Nadia Bolz-Weber, Accidental Saints: Finding God in All the Wrong People

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“He’s twelve years old, and this summer he learns that people will always choose a simple lie over a complicated truth, because the lie has one unbeatable advantage: the truth always has to stick to what actually happened, whereas the lie just has to be easy to believe.”
― Fredrik Backman, Us Against You

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“he learns that people will always choose a simple lie over a complicated truth, because the lie has one unbeatable advantage: the truth always has to stick to what actually happened, whereas the lie just has to be easy to believe.”
― Fredrik Backman, Us Against You

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“God, please help me not be an asshole, is about as common a prayer as I pray in my life.”
― Nadia Bolz-Weber, Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner & Saint

tags: life, prayer

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“Never once did Jesus scan the room for the best example of holy living and send that person out to tell others about him. He always sent stumblers and sinners. I find that comforting.”
― Nadia Bolz-Weber, Accidental Saints: Finding God in All the Wrong People

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