"It will be hell for you, theologians and preachers--phonies, because you resemble landscaped slaughterhouses, which look beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of blood and entrails. That's exactly the way you are. Outwardly you
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“The moment God is figured out with nice neat lines and definitions, we are no longer dealing with God.”
― Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith
― Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith
“Our tendency in the midst of suffering is to turn on God. To get angry and bitter and shake our fist at the sky and say, "God, you don't know what it's like! You don't understand! You have no idea what I'm going through. You don't have a clue how much this hurts."
The cross is God's way of taking away all of our accusations, excuses, and arguments.
The cross is God taking on flesh and blood and saying, "Me too.”
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The cross is God's way of taking away all of our accusations, excuses, and arguments.
The cross is God taking on flesh and blood and saying, "Me too.”
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“Agape doesn't love somebody because they're worthy.
Agape makes them worthy by the strength and power of its love.
Agape doesn't love somebody because they're beautiful.
Agape loves in such a way that it makes them beautiful.”
― Sex God: Exploring the Endless Connections Between Sexuality and Spirituality
Agape makes them worthy by the strength and power of its love.
Agape doesn't love somebody because they're beautiful.
Agape loves in such a way that it makes them beautiful.”
― Sex God: Exploring the Endless Connections Between Sexuality and Spirituality
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