John M

“Stop letting people who do so little for you control so much of your mind, feelings & emotions/”
― Will Smith

“Purpose affirms trust, trust affirms purpose, and together they forge individuals into a working team.”
― Stanley McChrystal, Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World

“No one reaches out to you for compassion or empathy so you can teach them how to behave better. They reach out to us because they believe in our capacity to know our darkness well enough to sit in the dark with them.”
― Brené Brown, The Power of Vulnerability: Teachings of Authenticity, Connections and Courage

“The gospel of Jesus is not a rational concept to be explained in a theory of salvation, but a story about God’s presence in Jesus’ solidarity with the oppressed, which led to his death on the cross. What is redemptive is the faith that God snatches victory out of defeat, life out of death, and hope out of despair.”
― James H. Cone, The Cross and the Lynching Tree