"When you begin to think outside the box, you often become some other "leaders" lousy follower. That usually costs something" (Andy Rayner)

"Our guardian angels are bored." (Mike Foster)

It's where I feel I'm at these days. “In the second half of life, it is good just to be a part of the general dance. We do not have to stand out, make defining moves, or be better than anyone else on the dance floor. Life is more participatory than assertive, and there is no need for strong or further self-definition” (Falling Upward. Richard Rohr.120).

Monday, December 23, 2013

If Our God Is Small-Minded Bookkeeper, Then So Are We

"The bending of the mind by the powers of this world has twisted the
gospel of grace into religious bondage and distorted the image of God
into an eternal, small-minded bookkeeper. The Christian community
resembles a Wall Street exchange of works wherein the elite are
honored and the ordinary ignored. Love is stifled, freedom shackled,
and self-righteousness fastened. The institutional church has become a wounder of the healers rather than a healer of the wounded."(Brennan Manning. Ragamuffin Gospel)

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