Church Quote by Parker J. Palmer

“The God I know is the source of reality, rather than morality; the source of 'what is' rather than the source of 'what ought…

— Parker J. Palmer

One of the hardest things we must do sometimes is to be present to another person's pain without trying to "fix" it, to simply…

— Parker J. Palmer

Opposing what's wrong is a halfway measure at best. A rebel must also have a vision for something better, a strategy for moving toward…

— Parker J. Palmer

Teaching, like any truly human activity, emerges from one's inwardness, for better or worse. As I teach I project the condition of my soul…

— Parker J. Palmer

If my life is any example, the work that youth workers are doing is very, very important. It tends to get marginalized in the…

— Parker J. Palmer

Self-care is never a selfish act - it is only good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on…

— Parker J. Palmer

The spiritual life is about becoming more at home in your own skin.

— Parker J. Palmer

“Formation may be the best name for what happens in a circle of trust, because the word refers, historically, to soul work done in…

— Parker J. Palmer

Don't let anyone or anything rob you of the beauty and meaning at the heart of life. It's your birthright gift.

— Parker J. Palmer

“Citizenship is a way of being in the world rooted in the knowledge that I am a member of a vast community of human…

— Parker J. Palmer

My high school, like most high schools, had a pretty rigid stratification system. Kids were clustered into groups - the studious ones, the athletes,…

— Parker J. Palmer

Death in various forms is sometimes comforting, while resurrection and new life can be demanding and threatening. If I lived as if resurrection were…

— Parker J. Palmer