Quotes
Authors
John Middendorf

"We do three things, three things, friendship with God, friendship with one another, and open friendship for the sake of the world. Here's what we mean when we say fiendship with God: We believe that all of this relationship with God starts with God, with his choice of us. We believe that salvation happens as soon as we say "yes" to God. "God I receive you, I receive your choice" and we respond with our entire lives. Welcome to salvation at that point."

-- John Middendorf

#Believe Quotes #Mean Quotes #Choices Quotes

“A lot of us simply disengaged from politics altogether, but then we woke up and went wow, wait a minute. Why does that insane conversation get to dominate? Who made those people the creators of the conversation? And how can we start a new one?”
“Michelle Obama was asked when life begins. According to her it's when she and Barack take over the White House.”
“Love may have the longest arms, but it can still fall short of an embrace.”
“I was brought up with a lot of love in my family, and I've always been supported. My family has always protected me in a sort of manic way.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“The life function of [the local church] is to love the God who created it - to care for others out of obedience to Christ, to heal those who hurt, to take away fear, to restore community, to belong to one another, to proclaim the Good News while living it out. The church is the invisible made visible.”
“Nothing is more important than life. Nothing. You realise the simplicity of that point only when you confront death everyday.”
“Remembering how my mother looked before she gave birth to my sister is frightening. But even more frightening is the feeling that I wanted them to catch me and beat me. Why did I want to be punished? Shadows out of the past clutch at my legs and drag me down. I open my mouth to scream, but I am voiceless. My hands are trembling, I feel cold, and there is a distant humming in my ears.”
“They'd branded me like some kind of animal. Lower than an animal. A number.”

Source : Samantha Shannon (2013). “The Bone Season”, p.108, A&C Black

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