“Fear is to begin with the end in mind. There is no end. Life is eternal. Live life knowing that the end was your past, and the future is only full of beautiful beginnings through an eternity built around God’s love.”
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“As a general rule, I would say that human beings never behave more badly toward one another than when they believe they are protecting God.”
― Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith
― Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith
“...new life starts in the dark. Whether it is a seed in the ground, a baby in the womb, or Jesus in the tomb, it starts in the dark.”
― Learning to Walk in the Dark
― Learning to Walk in the Dark
“The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.”
― Into the Wild
― Into the Wild
“When you touch the celestial in your heart, you will realize that the beauty of your soul is so pure, so vast and so devastating that you have no option but to merge with it. You have no option but to feel the rhythm of the universe in the rhythm of your heart.”
― Meditation: Insights and Inspirations
― Meditation: Insights and Inspirations
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