“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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“Grace is the celebration of life, relentlessly hounding all the non-celebrants in the world. It is a floating, cosmic bash shouting its way through the streets of the universe, flinging the sweetness of its cassations to every window, pounding at every door in a hilarity beyond all liking and happening, until the prodigals come out at last and dance, and the elder brothers finally take their fingers out of their ears.”
― Between Noon & Three: Romance, Law & the Outrage of Grace
― Between Noon & Three: Romance, Law & the Outrage of Grace
“We have two ears and one mouth and we should use them proportionally.”
― Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
― Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
“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
“You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.”
― The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth
― The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth
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