"What makes the Gospel offensive isnâ€™t who it keeps out, but who it lets in."

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Source : FaceBook post by Rachel Held Evans from Mar 29, 2015

Rachel Held Evans

#Offensive Quotes

“Many of us grow up thinking of mistakes as bad, viewing errors as evidence of fundamental incapacity. This negative thinking pattern can create a self-fulfilling prophecy, which undermines the learning process. To maximize our learning it is essential to ask: "How can we get the most from every mistake we make?"”
“I came to the United States because I valued living as a free person, one who is able to advocate in a democratic society. Unfortunately, the U.S. has been turning into a less free society, a police and surveillance state, especially after 9/11.”
“Vampires, werewolves, fallen angels and fairies lurk in the shadows, their intentions far from honorable.”
“OUR ORDINATION: Sir Isaac Newton, 1642 â€“ 1747 About the times of the End, a body of men will be raised up who will turn their attention to the prophecies, and insist upon their literal interpretation, in the midst of much clamor and opposition.”
“All art is an abstraction to some degree.”
“An integral part of any best friend's job is to immediately clear your computer history if you die.”

Source : Darynda Jones (2012). “Third Grave Dead Ahead”, p.278, Macmillan
“A shepherd may be a very able, trusty, and good shepherd, without a sweetheart-better, perhaps, than with one. But what is he without his dog?”

Source : James Hogg, Douglas S. Mack (1995). “The shepherd's calendar”, Edinburgh Univ Pr
“I might look successful but I've made many mistakes. People take their failures too seriously. You have to be positive and believe you will find success next time.”

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