Some even ask whether this new global or world Christianity will remain fully authentic, as European norms seem to represent a kind of gold standard.4 But such questions are ironic when we realize how unnatural the Euro-American emphasis is
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“In the past the whales had been able to sing to each other across whole oceans, even from one ocean to another because sound travels such huge distances underwater. But now, again because of the way in which sound travels, there is no part of the ocean that is not constantly jangling with the hubbub of ships’ motors, through which it is now virtually impossible for the whales to hear each other’s songs or messages.
So fucking what, is pretty much the way that people tend to view this problem, and understandably so, thought Dirk. After all, who wants to hear a bunch of fat fish, oh all right, mammals, burping at each other?
But for a moment Dirk had a sense of infinite loss and sadness that somewhere amongst the frenzy of information noise that daily rattled the lives of men he thought he might have heard a few notes that denoted the movements of gods.”
― The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
So fucking what, is pretty much the way that people tend to view this problem, and understandably so, thought Dirk. After all, who wants to hear a bunch of fat fish, oh all right, mammals, burping at each other?
But for a moment Dirk had a sense of infinite loss and sadness that somewhere amongst the frenzy of information noise that daily rattled the lives of men he thought he might have heard a few notes that denoted the movements of gods.”
― The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
“But for a moment Dirk had a sense of inifinite loss and sadness that somewhere among the frenzy of information noise that daily rattled the lives of men he thought he might have heard a few notes that denoted the movements of gods.”
― The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
― The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
“Love is giving up control. It’s surrendering the desire to control the other person. The two—love and controlling power over the other person—are mutually exclusive. If we are serious about loving someone, we have to surrender all the desires within us to manipulate the relationship.”
― Sex God: Exploring the Endless Connections Between Sexuality and Spirituality
― Sex God: Exploring the Endless Connections Between Sexuality and Spirituality
“I struck out at the people who love me. Because I wanted understanding more than pity. Because I wanted respect more than comfort.”
― Batgirl (2011-2016) #3
― Batgirl (2011-2016) #3
“Grace is when you aren’t striving or controlling or trying to change or manipulate or make something happen. Grace is when you find yourself carried along, when all that’s left to do is receive. Grace is when you know you’re loved, exactly as you are. Grace is an entirely different way of experiencing life. Another word for grace is gift.”
― The Zimzum of Love: A New Way of Understanding Marriage
― The Zimzum of Love: A New Way of Understanding Marriage
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