"Sweating bullets to line up the Bible with our exhausting expectations, to make the Bible something itâ€™s not meant to be, isnâ€™t a pious act of faith, even if it looks that way on the surface. Itâ€™s actually thinly masked fear of losing control and certainty, a mirror of an inner disquiet, a warning signal that deep down we do not really trust God at all."

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Source : Peter Enns (2014). “The Bible Tells Me So: Why Defending Scripture Has Made Us Unable to Read It”, p.11, Harper Collins

Peter Enns

#Mirrors Quotes #Expectations Quotes #Looks Quotes

“Becoming conscious is of course a sacrilege against nature; it is as though you had robbed the unconscious of something.”
“It takes five years for a willing person's mind to change. Have patience with yourself and others when treading in an area protected by a taboo.”
“Im obsessed with the moon and space travel, so if I could incorporate that, Id love to go to space.”
“Music changes, but there's a timeless touch that we put to it, which I think is really important.”

Source : Source: www.cbn.com
“American consumers are not saying they will not buy GMO foods. What they're saying is "I want to know. I want to know." EU consumers are much happier because they know what they're buying, and they've seen a continued increase in sales.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“Thinking ... is what gets you caught from behind.”
“As a tree, even though it has been cut down, is firm so long as its root is safe, and grows again, thus, unless the feeders of thirst are destroyed, the pain (of life) will return again and again.”

Source : Max Muller (2013). “Sacred Books of the East: Including Selections from the Vedic Hymns, Zend-Avesta, Dhammapada, Upanishads, the Koran, and the Life of Buddha”, p.164, Lulu Press, Inc
“Death is the most beautiful adventure in life.”

Source : Quoted in Isaac F. Marcosson and Daniel Frohman, Charles Frohman: Manager and Man (1916)

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