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“God acts toward his people, as much as possible, but since he is a God of persuasion rather than coercion, God also allows his people to act on him and to thereby condition the form his self-revelation takes, as much as this is necessary to remain in solidarity with, and to continue to work through, his fallen and culturally conditioned people.”
― The Crucifixion of the Warrior God: Volumes 1 & 2
― The Crucifixion of the Warrior God: Volumes 1 & 2
“Senator Bill Bradley defines a movement as having three elements: 1. A narrative that tells a story about who we are and the future we’re trying to build 2. A connection between and among the leader and the tribe 3. Something to do—the fewer limits, the better”
― Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us
― Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us
“Thomas Merton speaks plainly and honestly when he writes, “We learn to live by living together with others, and by living like them—a process which has disadvantages as well as blessings.”1”
― The Relational Soul: Moving from False Self to Deep Connection
― The Relational Soul: Moving from False Self to Deep Connection
“It is true that the Christian West used its technological superiority to colonize much of the world, and that technology has created serious dangers for the environment as well as for humanity. Nevertheless, it is ideological blindness to ignore the fact that technology functioning within a biblical framework has been one of the chief instruments of human emancipation.”
― The Book that Made Your World: How the Bible Created the Soul of Western Civilization
― The Book that Made Your World: How the Bible Created the Soul of Western Civilization
“In true community, the person is protected. Indeed, a solitary person may take a lonely stand in witnessing to a particular truth. Dissent is welcomed. In fact, the safe sharing of both agreement and disagreement is one of the first signs of authentic respect. Identity is ascribed. In collective identity, the community offers a place to belong, a place to stand, a place to slowly form one’s individual identity.”
― Dissident Discipleship: A Spirituality of Self-Surrender, Love of God, and Love of Neighbor
― Dissident Discipleship: A Spirituality of Self-Surrender, Love of God, and Love of Neighbor
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