February 2012
3 posts
“”I’ve tried the moral argument [against war and empire], [and] I’ve tried the...”
– Ron Paul - CNN Arizona Debate (link to video of Ron Paul Debate Highlights) (h/t Ricardo)
January 2012
4 posts
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Why Mark Driscoll is Wrong About Women in Church... →
Brilliant response. So thankful I can claim this man as my Pastor!
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“I do not know if this is or is not a violation of my “free will,” but that is...”
– Stanley Hauerwas
“To consume the Eucharist is an act of anticonsumption, for here to consume is to...”
– William T. Cavanaugh, Being Consumed (via invisibleforeigner)
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“I’ve lived much of my life in fear that I was destined to mess everything up. ...”
– Jonathan Martin
December 2011
6 posts
“The Bible is not a rule book; it is a narrative.”
– N.T. Wright (via firstbreath90)
“Truly He taught us to love one another,
His law is love and His gospel is...”
6 tags
“The poor in spirit will be making the kingdom of heaven happen. The meek will be...”
– N.T. Wright
“From the halls of power to the fortress tower,
not a stone will be left on...”
– Canticle of the Turning
November 2011
3 posts
“It is the feeling of many, especially of many young people, that to be free...”
– John Howard Yoder (via firstbreath90)
“God refuses to be God without us.
We asked God to say something definite and...”
– Will Willimon in response to the question, “What is the gospel in seven words?” (via catechumenate)
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“When you attack committed people and your attack is of inadequate strength, you...”
– Charles Kiesler
October 2011
6 posts
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“You are not forgiven because you confess your sin. You confess your sin,...”
– Herbert McCabe, Faith Within Reason, p. 158-159
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“Once you have deluded yourself with sin, once you have shut yourself off from...”
– Herbert McCabe, Faith Within Reason, p. 158
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“Once from the dust, and once from the grave
Daughters and sons from the ashes...”
– John Mark McMillian, Murdered Son
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“Biblical theology isn’t done through word counts, nor is it done by...”
– Zack Hunt’s response to this Mark Driscoll quote/sermon. (via invisibleforeigner)
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“I see a sparkling city shimmering in the sky: glittering, glowing, coming down!...”
– Sally Lloyd-Jones, The Jesus Storybook Bible
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September 2011
5 posts
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“What has eschatology to do with ethics? What has the new heavens and new earth,...”
– N.T. Wright
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“Justice without forgiveness is revenge. Forgiveness without justice is...”
– N.T. Wright
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“What the liturgy of the mall trains us to desire as the good life and “the...”
– James A. K. Smith, Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation
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“For true justice never comes through violence, nor can it be based on violence....”
– Stanley Hauerwas. (via digitalfridge)
August 2011
7 posts
3 tags
“Jesus Christ is a particular man making possible a particular way of life that...”
– Stanley Hauerwas, Why Did Jesus Have To Die (via benghini)
“You defend the shadows, since the sun hurts your eyes.”
– Dubourg, The Fire Within
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“The characteristic actions and activities of Christians marked them out from the...”
– N.T. Wright, The New Testament And The People of God, p. 365
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The death of America's God – Opinion – ABC... →
July 2011
7 posts
3 tags
“The convictions that form the background for Christian growth take the form of a...”
– Stanley Hauerwas, The Hauerwas Reader, The Christian Life, page 226.
“Don’t get upset with your imperfections. It’s a great mistake because it leads...”
– St. Francis De Sales
“Quando para mucho mi amore de felice carathon.”
“If I could, I would
Let it go
Surrender
Dislocate
If I could throw this...”
– U2, Bad
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“Whether they think of themselves as liberal or conservative, as ethically and...”
– Stanley Hauerwas, Resident Aliens (via benghini)
June 2011
8 posts
“Sometimes I regret bringing sexy back.”
– Jim Gaffigan
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5 tags
Finding the God who is Love →
For anyone who heard me share at Dust last December, I read a quote concerning God’s love by Herbert McCabe. This is a short essay about the very material I drew those quotes from. Still incredibly powerful ideas for me.
“This is my Father’s world. O let me ne’er forget
That though the wrong seems...”
– This Is My Father’s World by Maltbie D. Babcock
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“You know, sometimes when somebody you know has been sick, suffering from some...”
– N.T. Wright
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“Rome rules by the power of violence, but the one who is the true King of kings...”
– Richard Hays, The Moral Vision of the New Testament
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May 2011
5 posts
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“Within the story, everything points to the death and resurrection of Jesus as...”
– Richard Hays, The Moral Vision of the New Testament