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> [When my reason is afloat, my faith cannot long remain in suspense, and I believe in God as firmly as in any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-jacques-rousseau/when-my-reason-is-afloat-my-faith-cannot-long-remain-in-suspense-and/)

[Jean-Jacques Rousseau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-jacques-rousseau/)

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> [Conservative evangelicals don't want government support for our faith, because we believe God created all consciences free and a state-coerced act of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-d-moore/conservative-evangelicals-don-t-want-government-support-for-our-faith/)

[Russell D. Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-d-moore/)

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> [“Marriage or no marriage, children or no children, life - the real life - is lived in the spirit, and I hold…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-whipple/marriage-or-no-marriage-children-or-no-children-life-the-real-life-is/)

[Dorothy Whipple](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-whipple/)

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> [We are a people of different faiths, but we are one. Which faith conquers the other is not the question; rather, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adolf-hitler/we-are-a-people-of-different-faiths-but-we-are-one-which-faith/)

[Adolf Hitler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adolf-hitler/)

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> [A true spiritual practitioner is someone who has discovered that it is possible to be at ease in the world for no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-harris/a-true-spiritual-practitioner-is-someone-who-has-discovered-that-it/)

[Sam Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-harris/)

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> [In his book The Quest of the Historical Jesus, the most definitive study that's ever been done on the subject, Albert Schweitzer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madalyn-murray-o-hair/in-his-book-the-quest-of-the-historical-jesus-the-most-definitive/)

[Madalyn Murray O'Hair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madalyn-murray-o-hair/)

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> [“All apostolic ministry in some sense involves this return to the founding message as well as purpose. The missional task that follows…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-hirsch/all-apostolic-ministry-in-some-sense-involves-this-return-to-the/)

[Alan Hirsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-hirsch/)

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> [“The Bible may be the Greatest Story Ever Told, but the most popular story you can ever tell is about a good-looking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-vonnegut/the-bible-may-be-the-greatest-story-ever-told-but-the-most-popular/)

[Kurt Vonnegut](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-vonnegut/)

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> [When I was first introduced to Buddhism in a high school World Studies class, I dismissed it out of hand. This was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-brach/when-i-was-first-introduced-to-buddhism-in-a-high-school-world/)

[Tara Brach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-brach/)

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> [“Whether one believes that transformation is effected by the will of an outer force, or the willingness of an inner self, does…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marya-hornbacher/whether-one-believes-that-transformation-is-effected-by-the-will-of/)

[Marya Hornbacher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marya-hornbacher/)

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> [“The Church teaches that all men who by no fault of their own do not know Christ and his Church but sincerely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christoph-schonborn/the-church-teaches-that-all-men-who-by-no-fault-of-their-own-do-not/)

[Christoph Schönborn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christoph-schonborn/)

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> [The only debatable issue, it seems to me, is whether it is more ridiculous to turn to experts in social theory for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/the-only-debatable-issue-it-seems-to-me-is-whether-it-is-more/)

[Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/)

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> [When I look at the Republicans, I am tempted to dismiss them as the Treason Party. Seriously, were a band of traitors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-steinberg/when-i-look-at-the-republicans-i-am-tempted-to-dismiss-them-as-the/)

[Neil Steinberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-steinberg/)

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> [Are public school textbooks biased? Are they censored? The answer to both is yes. And the nature of the bias is clear:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-vitz/are-public-school-textbooks-biased-are-they-censored-the-answer-to/)

[Paul Vitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-vitz/)

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> [I believe that when I die I shall rot, and nothing of my ego will survive. I am not young, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bertrand-russell/i-believe-that-when-i-die-i-shall-rot-and-nothing-of-my-ego-will-2/)

[Bertrand Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bertrand-russell/)

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> [The level above Man is called the Kingdom of Heaven or Kingdom of God in the Gospels. It has many other names…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-nicoll/the-level-above-man-is-called-the-kingdom-of-heaven-or-kingdom-of-god/)

[Maurice Nicoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-nicoll/)

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> [It is not to be understood that I am with him (Jesus Christ) in all his doctrines. I am a Materialist; he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-jefferson/it-is-not-to-be-understood-that-i-am-with-him-jesus-christ-in-all-his/)

[Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-jefferson/)

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> [“Where there is uncertainty, I shall bring light Where there is doubt, I shall sow faith Where there is shame, I shall…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/litany-of-devotion/where-there-is-uncertainty-i-shall-bring-light-where-there-is-doubt-i/)

[Litany of Devotion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/litany-of-devotion/)

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> [“Why did I, like thousands of others, have to carry a cross I hadn't chosen, a cross which was not made for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-claudel/why-did-i-like-thousands-of-others-have-to-carry-a-cross-i-hadn-t/)

[Philippe Claudel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-claudel/)

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> [The religious quality of Marxism also explains a characteristic attitude of the orthodox Marxist toward opponents. To him, as to any believer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-a-schumpeter/the-religious-quality-of-marxism-also-explains-a-characteristic/)

[Joseph A. Schumpeter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-a-schumpeter/)

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> [The real goal of a spiritual tradition should not be ascent, but openness, vulnerability, and this does not require great experiences but,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morris-berman/the-real-goal-of-a-spiritual-tradition-should-not-be-ascent-but/)

[Morris Berman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morris-berman/)

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> [I sang a lot of Christian music and listened to a lot of gospel music and stuff like that. So I'm familiar…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doechii/i-sang-a-lot-of-christian-music-and-listened-to-a-lot-of-gospel-music/)

[Doechii](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doechii/)

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> [...the only thing that makes the Church endurable is that it is somehow the body of Christ and that on this we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/flannery-o-connor/the-only-thing-that-makes-the-church-endurable-is-that-it-is-somehow/)

[Flannery O'Connor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/flannery-o-connor/)

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> [Some people who experience a religious conversion seem to undergo a personality change. They can be quite congenial and easygoing when talking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darrel-ray/some-people-who-experience-a-religious-conversion-seem-to-undergo-a/)

[Darrel Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darrel-ray/)

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> [“When we were first born, Spirit was our predominate guide, but as we ‘matured,’ our society quickly cured us of that. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-burnett/when-we-were-first-born-spirit-was-our-predominate-guide-but-as-we-2/)

[Doug Burnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-burnett/)

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> [“In a misguided abdication of our prophetic calling, many churches have allowed themselves to become internally segregated by age. Most began with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-kinnaman/in-a-misguided-abdication-of-our-prophetic-calling-many-churches-have/)

[David Kinnaman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-kinnaman/)

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> [Any man who would change the World in a significant way must have showmanship, a genial willingness to shed other people's blood,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-vonnegut/any-man-who-would-change-the-world-in-a-significant-way-must-have/)

[Kurt Vonnegut](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-vonnegut/)

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> [“• God is man squared. That is to say, God is man raised to a higher power. • Man is the root,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-yarrow/god-is-man-squared-that-is-to-say-god-is-man-raised-to-a-higher-power/)

[Bill Yarrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-yarrow/)

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> [There is no such thing as material covetousness. All covetousness is spiritual. ...Any so-called material thing that you want is merely a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/there-is-no-such-thing-as-material-covetousness-all-covetousness-is/)

[Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/)

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> [“Bali Style Magazine, Book Review. James Fenton. "Books About Food and Spirit. Bali's Food Culture." Vol. 10, no.2 May 2014 “To an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bali-style-magazine-james-fenton/bali-style-magazine-book-review-james-fenton-books-about-food-and/)

[Bali Style Magazine James Fenton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bali-style-magazine-james-fenton/)

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> [“Some modern Pagans claim to be staunchly apolitical, seeing radical Paganism as a highly unwelcome trend that corrupts religion by mixing it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-scott-thompson/some-modern-pagans-claim-to-be-staunchly-apolitical-seeing-radical/)

[Christopher Scott Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-scott-thompson/)

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> [If Europe had known as much of Islam, as Muslims knew of Christendom, in those days, those mad, adventurous, occasionally chivalrous and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muhammad-marmaduke-pickthall/if-europe-had-known-as-much-of-islam-as-muslims-knew-of-christendom/)

[Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muhammad-marmaduke-pickthall/)

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> [No one particular religion has been able to secure the exclusive rights for the power of prayer. No matter who you are,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masaru-emoto/no-one-particular-religion-has-been-able-to-secure-the-exclusive/)

[Masaru Emoto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/masaru-emoto/)

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> [“The individual who rebels against the arrangements of society is ostracized, branded, stoned. So be it. I am willing to take the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leopold-von-sacher-masoch/the-individual-who-rebels-against-the-arrangements-of-society-is/)

[Leopold von Sacher-Masoch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leopold-von-sacher-masoch/)

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> [“When you consider someone without assumptions, your inner antenna picks up a new signal. Instead of tuning in to someone's personality, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deepak-chopra/when-you-consider-someone-without-assumptions-your-inner-antenna/)

[Deepak Chopra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deepak-chopra/)

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> [“Margaret De Wys's Ecstatic Healing is a holy voyage--a remarkable testament of one courageous woman forced by her own sickness to discover…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/itzhak-beery/margaret-de-wys-s-ecstatic-healing-is-a-holy-voyage-a-remarkable/)

[Itzhak Beery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/itzhak-beery/)

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> [Let us not glide through this world and then slip quietly into heaven, without having blown the trumpet loud and long for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/let-us-not-glide-through-this-world-and-then-slip-quietly-into-heaven/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [The emphasis is on community, on participating in more and more programs and events, on meeting more and more people. It’s a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-cain/the-emphasis-is-on-community-on-participating-in-more-and-more/)

[Susan Cain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-cain/)

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> [Though my life is low, if my spirit looks upward habitually at an elevated angle, it is as if it were redeemed.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-david-thoreau/though-my-life-is-low-if-my-spirit-looks-upward-habitually-at-an/)

[Henry David Thoreau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-david-thoreau/)

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> [The shell must be cracked apart if what is in it is to come out, for if you want the kernel you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meister-eckhart/the-shell-must-be-cracked-apart-if-what-is-in-it-is-to-come-out-for-2/)

[Meister Eckhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meister-eckhart/)

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                        "text": "In his book The Quest of the Historical Jesus, the most definitive study that's ever been done on the subject, Albert Schweitzer admitted that there isn't a shred of conclusive proof that Christ ever lived, let alone was the son of God. He concludes that one must therefore accept both on faith. I reject both for the same reason.",
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                        "text": "“All apostolic ministry in some sense involves this return to the founding message as well as purpose. The missional task that follows is to reinterpret it radically into various contexts. To use the words of leadership gurus Jim Collins and Jerry Porras, the key to dynamic entrepreneurialism is to “preserve the core and stimulate progress.”15 Thus, there is both a continuity and a discontinuity in the revitalization process, involving both a conservative dimension and a radical one. Radical traditionalism involves a rediscovery of the founder’s vision, but it must be matched with spectacular innovations that are as yet undreamed of.16 As such, it is the apostolic intrapreneur’s (the Petrine apostle) basic method of renewal.”",
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                        "text": "“The Bible may be the Greatest Story Ever Told, but the most popular story you can ever tell is about a good-looking couple having a really swell time copulating outside wedlock, and having to quit for one reason or another while doing it is still a novelty.”",
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                        "text": "When I was first introduced to Buddhism in a high school World Studies class, I dismissed it out of hand. This was during the hedonistic days of the late '60s, and this spiritual path seemed so grim with its concern about attachment and, apparently, anti-pleasure.",
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                        "text": "“Whether one believes that transformation is effected by the will of an outer force, or the willingness of an inner self, does not change the reality of transformation as a phenomenon of spiritual experience. All we need to know is that it does occur. We have proof of that; we have our living, breathing, ever-expanding spiritual selves.”",
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                        "text": "“The Church teaches that all men who by no fault of their own do not know Christ and his Church but sincerely seek God and follow the voice of their conscience can attain eternal salvation. However, anyone who has recognized that Jesus Christ is “the way, and the truth, and the life” but is unwilling to follow him cannot find salvation by other paths. This”",
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                        "text": "The only debatable issue, it seems to me, is whether it is more ridiculous to turn to experts in social theory for general well-confirmed propositions, or to the specialists in the great religions and philosophical systems for insights into fundamental human values.",
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                        "text": "When I look at the Republicans, I am tempted to dismiss them as the Treason Party. Seriously, were a band of traitors to concoct a series of positions deliberately designed to weaken America, they would be hard pressed to beat the current GOP dogma - hobble education, starve the government by slashing taxes to the rich, kneecap attempts to jumpstart the economy by fixating on debt, invite corporations to dominate political discourse, balkanize the population by demonizing minorities and immigrants and let favored religions dictate social policy.",
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                        "text": "Are public school textbooks biased? Are they censored? The answer to both is yes. And the nature of the bias is clear: Religion, traditional family values, and conservative political and economic positions have been reliably excluded from children's textbooks.",
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                        "text": "The level above Man is called the Kingdom of Heaven or Kingdom of God in the Gospels. It has many other names in different writings. In the Gospels, it is said that the Kingdom of Heaven is within. It is at a higher level of a man. To reach it, a man must reach a higher level in himself. If everyone did this, the level of life on this earth would change.",
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                        "text": "It is not to be understood that I am with him (Jesus Christ) in all his doctrines. I am a Materialist; he takes the side of Spiritualism; he preaches the efficacy of repentance toward forgiveness of sin; I require a counterpoise of good works to redeem it.",
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                        "text": "“Where there is uncertainty, I shall bring light Where there is doubt, I shall sow faith Where there is shame, I shall point atonement Where there is rage, I shall show its course My word in the soul shall be as my rifle in the field.”",
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                        "text": "“Why did I, like thousands of others, have to carry a cross I hadn't chosen, a cross which was not made for my shoulders and which didn't concern me? Who decided to come rummaging around in my obscure existence, invade my gray anonymity, my meager tranquility, and bowl me like a little ball in a great game of skittles? God? Well, in that case, if He exists, if He really exists, let Him hide His face. Let Him put His two hands on His head, and let Him bow down. It may be, as Peiper used to teach us, that many men are unworthy of Him, but now I know that He, too, is unworthy of most of us, and that if the creature is capable of producing horror, it's solely because his Creator has slipped him the recipe for it.”",
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                        "text": "The religious quality of Marxism also explains a characteristic attitude of the orthodox Marxist toward opponents. To him, as to any believer in a Faith, the opponent is not merely in error but in sin. Dissent is disapproved of not only intellectually but also morally. There cannot be any excuse for it once the Message has been revealed.",
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                        "text": "The real goal of a spiritual tradition should not be ascent, but openness, vulnerability, and this does not require great experiences but, on the contrary, very ordinary ones. Charisma is easy; presence, self-remembering, is terribly difficult, and where the real work lies.",
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                        "text": "I sang a lot of Christian music and listened to a lot of gospel music and stuff like that. So I'm familiar and I can relate to and encounter people who are even sometimes overly religious in a toxic way. I've seen people have a healthy boundary with religion as well.",
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                        "text": "...the only thing that makes the Church endurable is that it is somehow the body of Christ and that on this we are fed. It seems to be a fact that you have to suffer as much from the Church as for it but if you believe in the divinity of Christ, you have to cherish the world at the same time that you struggle to endure it.",
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                        "text": "Some people who experience a religious conversion seem to undergo a personality change. They can be quite congenial and easygoing when talking about mundane things, but when they start talking about their faith, their demeanor changes. Their tone of voice modifies, their smile becomes tense and they become defensive when questioned about their evidence for belief. It becomes difficult to have a friendly conversation with them.",
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                        "text": "“When we were first born, Spirit was our predominate guide, but as we ‘matured,’ our society quickly cured us of that. I learned later in my studies that any negative moaning I have about my life is only an affirmation of weakness and makes all those around me not want to be there. Life is nothing more than a dance with God; we just need to follow His lead and quit stepping on His toes. We must be able to release the things we hold dearest in order to truly have. I believe you must know the feeling of hunger before you can truly taste and enjoy food, you can only recognize authenticity by experiencing fraud, and you can only experience true love after enduring heartache. Your level of awareness will increase as you experience the rawness of life on your path to becoming more. God never gives you more than you can handle. He is perfect in His teaching. Know that what comes around goes around, and what you’re unable to forgive and let go will stay around. We need to control what we think, what we say, and how we feel. It’s our thoughts that produce our words, and our words lead to our actions. Our actions over time become habits, which form our character. Our character is what unfolds into our reality. Life is not about a future someone, it’s about ‘becoming’ someone and enjoying every step along the way. There’s no need to wait—significance is available right now. If you had to carry your mental seeds of desired reality around with you, growing to an additional nine pounds concentrated in your belly for nine months, and actually give birth to them, they too would become pretty obvious. The problem with most is they don’t care enough to endure the process, so they wind up aborting their dreams before they have a chance to be born. As you begin to do things to close the gap toward your ideal, you will find that life speeds up. Things quicken, and the closer you get to your goal, the faster it comes for you. The ultimate goal is to condition your body and mind so you can manifest ideals instantly—to think like God thinks. Yearning destroys your ability to have. It’s the carrot dangling just beyond your nose that you will never taste. When you’re obsessed with something you become out of balance and this imbalance creates a barrier between you and what you want. You become too emotionally attached to accept it. We must know the price of our obsessions and refuse to pay it. If Spirit cannot overcome ego and move away from the ways of the world, we will be destined to repeat it. We will die only to perpetuate death. In the beginning of my spiritual quest, I felt left out, alone, and cold. Wandering around in the darkness of my human nature, I came upon a door, and on the door was the word heaven. I knocked on the door but no one answered. I returned back every day, hoping to get someone to hear me and let me in. I became increasingly frustrated, finding myself angrily pounding on the door, but it wouldn’t open. Exhausted, I finally fell to my knees at the foot of the door and prayed, “Please, God, let me in!” The door immediately cracked open. I realized I had been knocking from the inside.”",
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                        "text": "“In a misguided abdication of our prophetic calling, many churches have allowed themselves to become internally segregated by age. Most began with the valuable goal that their teaching be age appropriate but went on to create a systematized method of discipleship akin to the instructional model of public schools, which requires each age-group be its own learning cohort. Thus many churches and parishes segregate by age-group and, in doing so, unintentionally contribute to the rising tide of alienation that defines our times. As a by-product of this approach, the next generation’s enthusiasm and vitality have been separated from the wisdom and experience of their elders.”",
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                        "text": "Any man who would change the World in a significant way must have showmanship, a genial willingness to shed other people's blood, and a plausible new religion to introduce during the brief period of repentance and horror that usually follows bloodshed.",
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                        "text": "“•\tGod is man squared. That is to say, God is man raised to a higher power. •\tMan is the root, the square root, of God. •\tWe believe in the ideal (truth, wisdom, justice, honor, integrity, selflessness, sacrifice, compassion, goodness) and God is the name we give to that ideal. •\tWhat else is God but a heuristic for what we want to do with our lives? •\tThe worship of God is the worship of perfection. The perfection of space: infinity. The perfection of time: eternity. The perfection of power: omnipotence. The perfection of knowledge: omniscience. The perfection of behavior: virtue. •\tSince the Fall, falling is what we've learned to do. •\tWe are blemished perfections. •\tMan is the asymptote of what he predicates God to be. from \"Getting Godless\" in The Lice of Christ (MadHat Press 2014).”",
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                        "text": "There is no such thing as material covetousness. All covetousness is spiritual. ...Any so-called material thing that you want is merely a symbol: you want it not for itself, but because it will content your spirit for the moment.",
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                        "text": "“Margaret De Wys's Ecstatic Healing is a holy voyage--a remarkable testament of one courageous woman forced by her own sickness to discover the mysterious world of shamanic and spiritual healing. Her's is a journey of surrendering, a journey to faith, and a journey toward accepting herself as a healer. As in her first book \"Black Smoke\" Margaret writes with utter honesty, which helps us as we join her on her personal journey and question our own life journey as human beings and as healers.”",
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