As I have read the Gospels over the years, the belief has grown in me that Christ did not come to found an organized religion but came instead to found an unorganized one. He seems to have come to carry religion out of the temples into the fields and sheep pastures,...
You believe God looks at us from above, but He actually sees us from the inside.------------------------------------------------------Gender-neutral version: You believe God looks at us from above, but God actually sees us from the inside.
When you hold a belief so tightly you cannot see another's humanity, it will eventually obscure your own.
There is so much heartbreak, devastation, and inhumanity, that when you see something inspiring something beautiful, you lean into it. Hate always seems to be winning, but we can't let that happen. Love will rise. We need to give love its due. Raise it up. Shout it...
In my present season of grief and regret, I am finding that there is no way through apart from gratitude, and that, in fact, thankfulness is my greatest help. Not a plaster of it applied on the wound, not some anesthetic thanks to numb or replace the sadness, but...
Every child's behavior is trying to tell us something. Our job is to see the behavior as information, not aggravation.
People who are shouting at each other are incapable of seeing the image of God in one another.
Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.
If you want more aging white liberals, talk about diversity. If you want more diverse people, talk about Jesus, and see what sorts of diverse people he draws to himself.
Every time we see people as ordinary, we turn the wine back into water.