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The task of the prophet is not to smooth things over but to make things right.


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When we sin and mess up our lives, we find that God doesn't go off and leave us- he enters into our trouble and saves us.

When we sin and mess up our lives, we find that God doesn't go off and leave us- he enters into our trouble and saves us.



All the persons of faith I know are sinners, doubters, uneven performers. We are secure not because we are sure of ourselves but because we trust that God is sure of us.

All the persons of faith I know are sinners, doubters, uneven performers. We are secure not because we are sure of ourselves but because we trust that God is sure of us.



One way to define spiritual life is getting so tired and fed up with yourself you go on to something better, which is following Jesus.

One way to define spiritual life is getting so tired and fed up with yourself you go on to something better, which is following Jesus.



Wisdom is the art of living skillfully in whatever actual conditions we find ourselves.

Wisdom is the art of living skillfully in whatever actual conditions we find ourselves.



Worship is an act that develops feelings for God, not a feeling for God that is expressed in an act of worship.

Worship is an act that develops feelings for God, not a feeling for God that is expressed in an act of worship.



Prayer is the disciplined refusal to act before God acts.

Prayer is the disciplined refusal to act before God acts.



No life of faith can be lived privately. There must be overflow into the lives of others.

No life of faith can be lived privately. There must be overflow into the lives of others.



Worship does not satisfy our hunger for God; it whets our appetite.

Worship does not satisfy our hunger for God; it whets our appetite.



I will not try to run my own life or the lives of others; that is God's business.

I will not try to run my own life or the lives of others; that is God's business.



Waiting means going about our assigned tasks, confident that God will provide the meaning and the conclusions.

Waiting means going about our assigned tasks, confident that God will provide the meaning and the conclusions.





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I'm not a communist, of course. But I do think that everything is down to economics. Capitalism doesn't change.

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The Doctor of our souls has placed the remedy in the hidden regions of the soul.

The Doctor of our souls has placed the remedy in the hidden regions of the soul.



The worst day of my life was once that my mom didn't allow me to go to a Queen concert because I was grounded.

The worst day of my life was once that my mom didn't allow me to go to a Queen concert because I was grounded.



Nothing is absolute any longer. There is a choice of beliefs and a choice of truths to go with them. If you choose not to choose then there is no truth at all. There are only points of view.

Nothing is absolute any longer. There is a choice of beliefs and a choice of truths to go with them. If you choose not to choose then there is no truth at all. There are only points of view.



Poverty comes pleading not for charity, for the most part, but imploring us to find a purchaser for its unmarketable wares.

Poverty comes pleading not for charity, for the most part, but imploring us to find a purchaser for its unmarketable wares.



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I'd say he's done more than that.

I'd say he's done more than that.




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