My concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side,for God is always right.
03955 – Morally Speaking…
The Prophets sought to convey: that morally speaking, there is no limit to the concern one must feel for the suffering of human beings, that indifference to evil is worse than evil itself, that in a free society, some are guilty, but all are responsible.
03931 – God: An Idol?
Any God who is mine but not yours, any God concerned with me but not with you, is an idol.
03468 – Beautiful People Don’t Just Happen
The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with...
03406 – The Christian Snob
The Christmas spirit does not shine out in the Christian snob. For the Christmas spirit is the spirit of those who, like their Master, live their whole lives on the principle of making themselves poor—spending and being spent—to enrich their fellow humans, giving...
03011 – Being Concerned
Any religion that professes to be concerned about the souls of men and is not concerned about the slums that damn them, the economic conditions that strangle them, and the social conditions that cripple them is a spiritually moribund religion awaiting...
02828 – What is an Idol?
What is an idol? Any God who is mine but not yours. Any God concerned with me but not with you is an idol.
02818 – Say So Much, Say So Little
I am concerned about those who say so much about which God says so little, and who say so little about which God says so much.
02796 – Sentimental vs. Loving
To show compassion for an individual without showing concern for the structures of society that make him an object of compassion is to be sentimental rather than loving.--------------------------------------------------Gender-inclusive version: To show compassion for...
02568 – Human Suffering
Human suffering anywhere concerns men and women everywhere. from Night