I don't need to punish people for sin. Sin is its own punishment, devouring you from the inside. It's not my purpose to punish it; it's my joy to cure it. — William P. Young Copy Share Image
I don't want my kids growing up with the image of God that I had -- Plato's white grandfatherly god -- because that god… — William P. Young Copy Share
Because you continue to inhabit and believe your metaphors, you cannot see what is true. — William P. Young Copy Share
“Religion must use law to empower itself and control the people who they need in order to survive.” — William P. Young Copy Share
Once you have hierarchy you need rules to protect and administer it, and then you need law and the enforcement of the rules, and… — William P. Young Copy Share
“(Jesus speaking) "An awful lot of what is done in my name has nothing to do with me and is often, even if unintentional,… — William P. Young Copy Share
I often find that getting head issues out of the way first makes the heart stuff easier to work on later. — William P. Young Copy Share
For me, everything is about Jesus and Father and the Holy Spirit, and relationships, and life is an adventure of faith lived one day… — William P. Young Copy Share
Relationships are never about power, and one way to avoid the will to hold power over another is to chose to limit to onself… — William P. Young Copy Share
It is my desire and intent to trust the multi-layered good purposes of God than in what humans fabricate out of their need and… — William P. Young Copy Share
Jesus was always challenging the dogma of religion. So, you know, it's not like I'm out there by myself. — William P. Young Copy Share
I don't just want a piece of you and a piece of your life. Even if you were able, which you are not, to… — William P. Young Copy Share
Something in the heart of most human beings simply cannot abide pain inflicted on the innocent, especially children. Even broken men serving in the… — William P. Young Copy Share
