“Suffering invites us to place our hurts in larger hands. In Christ we see God suffering – for us. And calling us to share in God’s suffering love for a hurting world. The small and even overpowering pains of our lives are intimately connected with the greater pains of Christ. Our daily sorrows are anchored in a greater sorrow and therefore a larger hope.”
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“Jesus was victorious not because he never flinched, talked back, or questioned, but having flinched, talked back, and questioned, he remained faithful.”
― The Ragamuffin Gospel
― The Ragamuffin Gospel
“God loves and cares for creation and has the right to expect this loving care be replicated by humans. Creation exists, not for the glory of humanity, but for the glory of God. God has the right to see that earthly creatures are free to live according to their nature and without unnecessary abuse, exploitation, and pain, so that their lives can glorify their Creator.…[S]ince God values and cares for all creation, creation has a derived right to be valued and cared for by humans for God’s glory.”
― Is God a Vegetarian?: Christianity, Vegetarianism, and Animal Rights
― Is God a Vegetarian?: Christianity, Vegetarianism, and Animal Rights
“If a man aspires towards a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from injury to animals.”
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“Drowning,
Drowning on the land,
Drowning,
It doesn't end.”
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Drowning on the land,
Drowning,
It doesn't end.”
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