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After all, you sent out all those celebratory announcements about your new existential home. You effectively told everyone you’d arrived; you believed it yourself. But at some point you’ll finally be honest with yourself about the
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This is pretty much my story after every arrival or accomplishment.
“Paul’s language is often quoted to support this theology, but Paul’s language assumes many things which for him were obvious facts, but which have long been forgotten. One of those facts was that Jesus Christ was the King of the Jews— not the Romans and not the Greeks nor any other gentile. When Paul refers to Greeks, he means Hellenist Jews. When he refers to Romans, he means Jews of Rome. And when he says gentile, he usually (but not always), means gentile Hebrew, i.e. a Hebrew living among the nations. Paul did not need to make this clear, because it was already clear to all of his followers and compatriots. They were Hebrews too, and they shared the same assumptions. The”
― Jesus Christ Divided: Solving the Mystery of the New Testament
― Jesus Christ Divided: Solving the Mystery of the New Testament
“Although a few such characterizations (such as introversion and extraversion) have statistical validity, most do not.”
― The Dark Night of the Soul: A Deep Dive into the Shadow Side of Spirituality, Embracing Disorientation, Doubt, and Despair for Authentic Spiritual Growth and Wholeness
― The Dark Night of the Soul: A Deep Dive into the Shadow Side of Spirituality, Embracing Disorientation, Doubt, and Despair for Authentic Spiritual Growth and Wholeness
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