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Phil Whittall
http://thesimplepastor.co.uk
We deceive ourselves with the thought that if God just provided X—money, friends, success, love, miracles—all would be well forever. Our problems of loneliness and alienation do not lie in the realm of philosophy, and they are not solved by
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“Do not impute to money the faults of human nature.”
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“We shall rise insensibly, and reach the tops of the everlasting hills, where the winds are cool and the sight is glorious.”
― When Breath Becomes Air
― When Breath Becomes Air
“There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.”
― A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
― A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
“Watch your thoughts, they become your words; watch your words, they become your actions; watch your actions, they become your habits; watch your habits, they become your character; watch your character, it becomes your destiny.”
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“I began to realize that coming in such close contact with my own mortality had changed both nothing and everything. Before my cancer was diagnosed, I knew that someday I would die, but I didn’t know when. After the diagnosis, I knew that someday I would die, but I didn’t know when. But now I knew it acutely. The problem wasn’t really a scientific one. The fact of death is unsettling. Yet there is no other way to live.”
― When Breath Becomes Air
― When Breath Becomes Air
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Phil’s 2024 Year in Books
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687 books
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415 books
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786 books
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536 books
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1,404 books
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