"God's love for us is uncoerced and so freely given that it does not demand a response. But so freely is it given that it creates freedom in the recipient, so that our response is not one of obligation or duty, nor the returning of a favor, but uncoerced love."

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Source : Mark Galli (2011). “Chaos and Grace: Discovering the Liberating Work of the Holy Spirit”, p.77, Baker Books

Mark Galli

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“All you really have... is now.”

Source : Jay Asher (2016). “Thirteen Reasons Why 10th Anniversary Edition”, p.107, Penguin
“I had studied the violin to a certain amount of success. At some point, I realized that I didnt really like the violin. I was only doing it because I could, and I was good at it, and everyone was encouraging me. But I didnt have a great love for it.”
“I was punished for blowing the whistle on my father's lifestyle.”
“I lay very little stress either upon asking or giving advice. Generally speaking, they who ask advice know what they wish to do, and remain firm to their intentions. A man may allow himself to be enlightened on various points, even upon matters of expediency and duty; but, after all, he must determine his course of action, for himself.”
“If you can't swallow your pride, you can't lead. Even the highest mountain had animals that step on it.”

Source : Jack Weatherford (2005). “Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World”, p.125, Broadway Books
“A lot of what I do as a showrunner is anxiety control. People get nervous when they don't know what's going on, so a big part of my job is making sure everyone has all of the information all of the time.”
“The tragedy of modern war is that the young men die fighting each other - instead of their real enemies back home in the capitals.”
“When you don't have to ask for permission innovation thrives.”

Source : Steven Johnson (2010). “Where Good Ideas Come From”, p.131, Penguin

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