“… the question of what must guide all organizing activity in a parish is not how to keep people busy, but how to keep them from being so busy that they can no longer hear the voice of God who speaks in silence.”
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“Don’t worry. When I come to church, I don’t come for intellectual stimulation. I come as a sinner to hear the word of God.”
― The Care of Souls: Cultivating a Pastor's Heart
― The Care of Souls: Cultivating a Pastor's Heart
“Without a healthy sense of control, kids feel powerless and overwhelmed and will often become passive or resigned. When they are denied the ability to make meaningful choices, they are at high risk of becoming anxious, struggling to manage anger, becoming self-destructive, or self-medicating.”
― The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives
― The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives
“The man of today is no longer able to understand his neighbor because his profession is his whole life, and the technical specialization of this life has forced him to live in a closed universe.”
― The Technological Society
― The Technological Society
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