"What if the Christian faith is supposed to……" — Brian D. McLaren
"What if the Christian faith is supposed to exist in a variety of forms rather than just one imperial one? What if it is both more stable and more agile—more responsive to the Holy Spirit—when it exists in these many forms? And what if, instead of arguing about which form is correct and legitimate, we were to honor, appreciate, and validate one another and see ourselves as servants of one grander mission, apostles of one greater message, seekers on one ultimate quest?"
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36 Quotes by Brian D. McLaren
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What if Jesus' secret message reveals a secret plan?”. What if he didn't come to start a new religion-but rather…
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The church latched on to that old doctrine of original sin like a dog to a stick, and before you…
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Jesus doesn’t dominate the other, avoid the other, colonize the other, intimidate the other, demonize the other, or marginalize the…
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