and the sound of harpists and minstrels and of flutists and trumpeters will be heard in you no more; and an artisan of any trade will be found in you no more; and the sound of the millstone will be heard in you no more; Revelation 18:22 NRSV …
Peter M. Senge
"Without uncertainty or doubt, there is no foundation for tolerance. If there is one 'right view,' which we will generally see as our own, we have no space for the possibility that a different point of view may be valid. Because of that, we have no empathy for those with different views. Because of …
Ecclesiastes 12:3
in the day when the guards of the house tremble, and the strong men are bent, and the women who grind cease working because they are few, and those who look through the windows see dimly; Ecclesiastes 12:3 NRSV …
Jeremiah 6:9
Thus says the LORD of hosts: Glean thoroughly as a vine the remnant of Israel; like a grape-gatherer, pass your hand again over its branches. Jeremiah 6:9 NRSV …
Dorothy Sayers
"It is not the business of the Church to adapt Christ to men, but to adapt men to Christ." Dorothy Sayers – English writer …
Matthew 27:11
Now Jesus stood before the governor; and the governor asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" Jesus said, "You say so." Matthew 27:11 NRSV …
Dr. Michael Satlow
"Shabbat is a time for study, family and community renewal, play, and restraint from work." Dr. Michael Satlow – professor of Religious and Judaic Studies at Brown University …
Romans 13:1
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities; for there is no authority except from God, and those authorities that exist have been instituted by God. Romans 13:1 NRSV …
Richard Rohr
"Relationships are entwined, entrenched, elusive, messy, enabling, enrapturing, maddening, exhilarating, frustrating, exposing, and too beautiful for words." Franciscan Friar Richard Rohr …
Acts 2:45
they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds to all, as any had need. Acts 2:45 NRSV …