“In the cross of Christ God is taking man dead-seriously so that he may open up for him the happy freedom of Easter. God takes upon himself the pain of negation and the God forsakenness of judgement to reconcile himself with his enemies and to give the godless fellowship with himself.
~ Theology of Play, p.33”
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~ Theology of Play, p.33”
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“When the work takes over, then the artist is enabled to get out of the way, not to interfere. When the work takes over, then the artist listens.”
― Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art
― Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art
“It cannot be said too often that in the New Testament, the opposite of sin is not virtue, it is faith.”
― Kingdom, Grace, Judgment: Paradox, Outrage, and Vindication in the Parables of Jesus
― Kingdom, Grace, Judgment: Paradox, Outrage, and Vindication in the Parables of Jesus
“We were given appetites, not to consume the world and forget it, but to taste its goodness and hunger to make it great.
That is the unconsolable heartburn, the lifelong disquietude of having been made in the image of God.”
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That is the unconsolable heartburn, the lifelong disquietude of having been made in the image of God.”
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“If you take all your meals seriously, none of them gets a chance to matter.”
― The Supper of the Lamb: A Culinary Reflection
― The Supper of the Lamb: A Culinary Reflection
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