"Mission means inviting all the peoples of the earth to hear the music of God's future and dance to it today."

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Source : Christopher J. H. Wright (2013). “The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible's Grand Narrative”, p.134, InterVarsity Press

Christopher J. H. Wright

#Mean Quotes #Earth Quotes #Today Quotes

“I think the world is a place for oddballs and freaks. I'm only interested in oddballs and freaks as characters.”
“Frank Sinatra taught me how to do him. It took me seven years to master him. He would tell me, tap your foot, Rich, and don't forget to grasp your sleeve.”
“Who but an English professor would threaten to kill a duck a day and hold up a goose as an example?”
“If I behave as though this is a completely normal situation, then maybe it will be ...”
“A code of ethics cannot be developed overnight by edict or official pronouncement. It is developed by years of practice and performance of duty according to high ethical standards. It must be self-policing. Without such a code, a professional soldier or a group soon loses identity and effectiveness. Once we know our job, have a genuine code of ethics, and maintain unquestioned personal integrity, we have met the first and most demanding challenge of leadership.”
“When we were at school we were taught to sing the songs of the Europeans. How many of us were taught the songs of the Wanyamwezi or of the Wahehe? Many of us have learnt to dance the rumba, or the cha cha, to rock and roll and to twist and even to dance the waltz and foxtrot. But how many of us can dance, or have even heard of the gombe sugu, the mangala, nyang umumi, kiduo, or lele mama?”
“The first undeniable reality is that every living thing dies, and the second undeniable reality is that we suffer throughout our lives because we don't understand death. The truth derived from these two points is the importance of clarifying the matter of birth and death. The third undeniable reality is that all of the thoughts and feelings that arise in my head simply arise haphazardly, by chance. And the conclusion we can derive from that is not to hold on to all that comes up in our head. That is what we are doing when we sit zazen.”

Source : Kosho Uchiyama, Tom Wright, Jisho Warner (2004). “Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice”, p.11, Simon and Schuster
“Even in motocross, youre struggling to see people pass each other anymore. There seems to be one line in motocross.”

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