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The Mosaic of Christian Belief: Twenty Centuries of Unity & Diversity

by Roger E. Olson

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Jan 07, 2026 06:45AM

“Lord, we flail. Forgive the lies we tell from purple thrones on TBN. Forgive the lies we tell in shrines. Forgive every attempt at self-redemption, the holy efforts we call our own, all the clawing we call resurrection. Bury us. Take us to helpless dust. Then roll away the stone and call us by our names. Make us all Lazarus. (125)”
― N. D. Wilson

tags: death-by-living

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“There are no coincidences. Just miracles by the boatload.”
― Clare Vanderpool, Navigating Early

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“There’s people who do things and people who never do—who say they will someday, but they just don’t. I want to go on a quest. I’ve always wanted to go on a quest. And now that I have one, I’m not backing down from it. I’m not going home until it’s complete.”
― Holly Black, Doll Bones

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“No, the sky, it is not a contest or an exam. The only question is, can you look up? Can you take it all in?”
― Clare Vanderpool, Navigating Early

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“If you ever find yourself in the wrong story, leave.”
― Mo Willems, Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs

tags: fairy-tales, humor, humorous, philosophy, psychology

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