God has two binary commands. 1) Love God 2) Love your neighbor as yourself. Two commands that encompass and encapsulate all. Not three, not five, not ten. Two binary commands. Yet, many Christians have added so much to these binary commands. Conditions, hate,...
--Sometimes you have to get to know someone really well to realize you’re really strangers. --Having a dream is what keeps you alive. Overcoming the challenges makes life worth living. --Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage....
So what is it in a human life that creates bravery, kindness, wisdom, and resilience? What if it's pain? What if it's struggle?
But whenever you aren't sure what God is like, think about what makes you feel safe, what makes you feel brave, and what makes you feel loved. That's what God is like. from What is God Like?
We will all struggle and fall; we will know what it means to be both brave and brokenhearted. from Rising Strong
Courage is not something that you already have that makes you brave when the tough times start. Courage is what you earn when you’ve been through the tough times and you discover they aren’t so tough after all. from David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art...
I look around and see so much fear, people getting more and more comfortable with their hate, more at ease being mean, more united in their division. And I think, NO. Not me. I will not get lost in this fearful world. I will not play with bullies. I will continue to...
There is always light, if only we're brave enough to see it. If only we're brave enough to be it.
If we tolerate vulgarity our future will sway and fall under a burden of ignorance. It need not be so. We have the brains and the heart to face our futures bravely. Taking responsibility for the time we take up and the space we occupy.