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In short, the Roman missional strategy was to stress founding structures capable of shaping a message, whereas the Celtic way was to proclaim a message with the power to create a community. Yet,
“In fact, there is greater difference within the categories of men and women than there is between men and women as groups. For example, this graph shows difference in science ability:45”
― The Toxic War on Masculinity: How Christianity Reconciles the Sexes
― The Toxic War on Masculinity: How Christianity Reconciles the Sexes
“There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.”
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“People who are better at delaying gratification have higher SAT scores, lower levels of substance abuse, lower likelihood of obesity, better responses to stress, and superior social skills. We’ve all seen this play out in our own lives. If you delay watching television and get your homework done, you’ll generally learn more and get better grades. If you don’t buy desserts and chips at the store, you’ll often eat healthier food when you get home. At some point, success in nearly every field requires you to ignore an immediate reward in favor of a delayed reward.”
― Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
― Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
“In The War Against Boys, feminist philosopher Christina Hoff Sommers writes, “History teaches us that masculinity without morality is lethal. But masculinity constrained by morality is powerful and constructive, and a gift to women.”6”
― The Toxic War on Masculinity: How Christianity Reconciles the Sexes
― The Toxic War on Masculinity: How Christianity Reconciles the Sexes
“Secularity is a way of being dependent on the responses of our milieu. The secular or false self is the self which is fabricated, as Thomas Merton says, by social compulsions. “Compulsive” is indeed the best adjective for the false self. It points to the need for ongoing and increasing affirmation. Who am I? I am the one who is liked, praised, admired, disliked, hated or despised. Whether I am a pianist, a businessman or a minister, what matters is how I am perceived by my world. If being busy is a good thing, then I must be busy. If having money is a sign of real freedom, then I must claim my money. If knowing many people proves my importance, I will have to make the necessary contacts. The compulsion manifests itself in the lurking fear of failing and the steady urge to prevent this by gathering more of the same—more work, more money, more friends.”
― The Way of the Heart: The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers
― The Way of the Heart: The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers
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