We are not as time-bound as we might think: since prayer gives us access to a trans-temporal God, prayer lifts us out of our temporal existence and enables us to participate in God’s trans-temporal existence. Einstein’s remark that "the distinction between past,...
Christianity can be confusing, but the way of Jesus was pretty clear. Move toward the poorEmpower the womanCreate space at the tableThrow partiesWiden the family boundariesPoke holes in oppressive systemsDon't retaliate with violenceForgive your enemyDon't store up...
Look closely at the present you are constructing: it should look like the future you are dreaming.
True spirituality frees us to live joyfully in the present. from Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: It's Impossible to Be Spiritually Mature, While Remaining Emotionally Immature
When we choose to love, we choose to face death, and grief and loss, again and again and again. Just as much as we choose the friendlier parts of love. It's all there, present and contained, in everything.