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I am not here to merely argue about the perplexities regarding theism or philosophy, but to be a light to the world and to reach out to those who long to be a part of that light.

Criss Jami

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I often find that people confuse inner peace with some sense of insensibility whenever something goes wrong. In such cases inner peace is a permit for destruction: The unyielding optimist will pretend that the forest is not burning either because he is too lazy or too afraid to go and put the fire out.
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A lonely day is God's way of saying that he wants to spend some quality time with you.
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A pure heart does not demean the spirit of an individual, it, instead, compels the individual to examine his spirit.
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My confidence is in the idea that I may be wrong on this or that. No man in this life should ever have to bear the burden of perfection.
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To be heroic is to be courageous enough to die for something.
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I cannot encourage any fabrication even for the sake of making people feel good. If I were to fabricate consciously and knowingly, I would not only be ordaining myself their enemy, but also ordaining myself God's enemy.
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A solid answer to everything is not necessary. Blurry concepts influence one to focus, but postulated clarity influences arrogance.
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God's relationship with man does not work in a way in which man stumbles and then God has to drop what he is doing in order to lift him up rather, man stumbles so that God can lift him up. Hence it is utterly impossible to truly diminish his glory.
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Dreams and freedom are the same. In order for them to be, they come with a price.
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A lack of common sense usually ends in some heroic feat, much like the soldier who dives onto the grenade so that others may live.
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Oftentimes winning can become an addiction, whether good or bad, to the point where you would rather lose it all before you lose at all.
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People think that fun in Christ is non-existent, but there is fun wherever your heart lives.
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Whatever thing a man gets quickly enraged about is his idol, and whatever thing he makes his idol becomes his religion.
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Don't change your mind just because people are offended change your mind if you're wrong.
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