“Of course, Mary Magdalene would have very little tolerance for the Christian platitudes and vapid optimism that seem to swirl around these kinds of tragic events. Those platitudes are tempting, but they're nothing but luxuries for people who've never had… — Nadia Bolz-Weber Copy Share Image
“Unitarians just don't talk much about our need for God's grave. They have a higher opinion of human beings than I have ever felt… — Nadia Bolz-Weber Copy Share Image
“And the strangeness of the good news is that, like those in Matthew 25 who sat before the throne and said Huh? When did… — Nadia Bolz-Weber Copy Share Image
“There's something about courting the darkness that makes some people see the truth in raw, twisted ways, as though they were shining a black… — Nadia Bolz-Weber Copy Share Image
“The Kingdom of God is a tricky concept, and I was always taught it referred to our heavenly reward for being good, which, now… — Nadia Bolz-Weber Copy Share Image
“But our sexual and gender expressions are as integral to who we are as our religious upbringings are.” — Nadia Bolz-Weber Copy Share Image
“The eunuch sought God despite the fact that he had heard that there was no love for him there.” — Nadia Bolz-Weber Copy Share Image
“The life changing seems always bracketed by the mundane. The quotidian wrapped around the profound, like plain brown paper concealing the emotional version of… — Nadia Bolz-Weber Copy Share Image
“No one is climbing the spiritual ladder. We don't continually improve until we are so spiritual we no longer need God. We die and… — Nadia Bolz-Weber Copy Share Image
“Grace is when God is a source of wholeness, which makes up for my failings. My failings hurt me and others and even the… — Nadia Bolz-Weber Copy Share Image
“He said that there would be more information available in the narthex. I leaned over to Matthew and whispered, "The Narthex? Isn't that a… — Nadia Bolz-Weber Copy Share Image
“As a teenager, I loved how I looked in the outfit of using drugs and exercising poor judgement. I had tried it on, spun… — Nadia Bolz-Weber Copy Share Image
“This is exactly, when it comes down to it, why most people do not believe in grace. It is fucking offensive.” — Nadia Bolz-Weber Copy Share Image
