“we know that America is a culture driven by fear. And when you explore the roots of that fear you find that they are rooted in concerns about scarcity. Fears that undermine our collective ability to create a fair and… — Richard Beck Copy Share Image
“We don’t mind swallowing what is on the “inside.” But we are disgusted by swallowing something that is “outside,” even if that something was… — Richard Beck Copy Share Image
“these are the sorts of experiences in life that make us feel most vulnerable: Standing over my children while they are sleeping. Acknowledging how much I love my husband/ wife. Knowing how good I’ve got it. Loving my job. Spending time with my parents. Getting engaged. Going into remission. Having a baby. Being happy. Falling in love.[ 2] Joy and… — Richard Beck Copy Share
“Whenever you hear someone say that they love God more than human beings watch out, because that person is about to hurt somebody.” — Richard Beck Copy Share Image
“Jesus was in a battle with Satan, and if we want to follow Jesus we have to fight the battle that Jesus fought. This… — Richard Beck Copy Share Image
“Being a parent is joyful, but it's also haunted by the specter of loss.” — Richard Beck Copy Share Image
“Hospitality isn’t just about welcoming sinners; it’s also about welcoming people we think are idiots.” — Richard Beck Copy Share Image
“Basically, a satan is more of a relationship than a person. Anything that is facing you in an antagonistic or adversarial way—working against you as an opponent or enemy—is standing before you as ha satan, as an adversary, as a satan. In the Bible, Satan and the Devil are interchangeable names for the personification of all that is adversarial to… — Richard Beck Copy Share
“Satan names that which is working against God and God’s kingdom in the world.” — Richard Beck Copy Share Image
“Power Breeds Satans As Bob Sutton points out, assholes are created because we are all so easily corrupted by hierarchy and asymmetries in power.… — Richard Beck Copy Share Image
“Ponder a curious fact about the witness of the early Christians in light of our tendency to focus on electoral politics as the weapon… — Richard Beck Copy Share Image
“The trouble with the Devil is that we see him in the faces of those we hate, justifying our violence toward them.” — Richard Beck Copy Share Image
“Specifically, how are we to draw the boundaries of exclusion and inclusion in the life of the church? Sacrifice—the purity impulse—marks off a zone… — Richard Beck Copy Share Image
