Richard Foster

Joy, not grit, is the hallmark of holy obedience. — Richard Foster

Ken Sehested

Chances are good that you can generate the desire for a more comprehensive social or theological analysis from the ground of concrete involvement. Chances are slim that you can generate concrete involvement simply from a comprehensive analysis. In fact, analysis devoid of conviction often becomes a substitute for conviction. — Ken Sehested

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Ways people learn 10% of what we read 20% of what we hear 30% of what we see visually 50% of what we see and hear 70% of what we discuss with others 80% of what we discover for ourselves 95% of what we teach to someone else — author unknown

Shakespeare

Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape calumny. — Shakespeare

James Baldwin

American history is longer, larger, more various, more beautiful, and more terrible than anything anyone has ever said about it. — James Baldwin

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May God’s hand cast a shadow over the enemy of thine spirit. . . . Let cold winds blow on the backs of those who seek thine diminution. . . . May tormenting dreams visit their sleep and trouble their wakefulness. . . . Let resourcefulness sing her song in the morning and righteousness follow in kind in the evensong. . . . May your rest be deep in the bosom on the peace that passes understanding. . . . May you gird up your loins with laughter and put on the vestment of friendship which even now surrounds you like angels of mercy who will carry you through the dark passage into the light of a new day. — author unknown

Henri Nouwen

God’s love sets me free to enter into community with other people—even when the community is a very limited one and is not the total communion that my heart desires. Only when I live in communion with God can I live in a community that is not perfect. Only then can I love the other person and create a space in which we might be quite distant or very close, but we can still allow something new to be born—a child, friendship, joy, community, a space where strangers and guests can be received. — Henri Nouwen

Mary Etta Perry

The morning waits across the pond where fog meets frost to mingle and declare though substance change and rearrange— what is loved cannot be lost. — Mary Etta Perry

Kurt Vonnegut

The practice of art isn’t to make a living. It’s to make your soul grow. — Kurt Vonnegut

Lily Tomlin

No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up. — Lily Tomlin