722 Love Quotes & Sayings

But one of the unintended consequences of the Protestant Reformation, Taylor argues, was a disenchantment of the world. Critical of the ways such an enchanted, sacramental understanding of the world had lapsed into sheer superstition, the later Reformers emphasized the simple hearing of the Word, the message of the gospel, and the arid simplicity of Christian worship. The result was a process of excarnation - of disembodying the Christian faith, turning it into a "heady" affair that could be boiled down to a message and grasped with the mind. To use a phrase that we considered above, this was Christianity reduced to something for brains-on-a-stick. The — James K.A. Smith

Being a parent is a weird juggling act - and nobody does it right. Everybody does it wrong. — Jamie Lee Curtis

Ambiguity distracts the conscious mind. — Franz Anton Mesmer II

trolley with Jenny's body on it was wheeled past us, surrounded — Rosamund Lupton

No true search for enlightenment ignores the suffering of other sentient beings. Ever. We simply need to create a way to address that suffering while remaining in a blissful center. — Marianne Williamson

On writing: I don't like doing this, but it feels so good when I stop. — Richard Ford

Some things are just like riding a bicycle; you jump on, pedal, and hope you don't fall. — Henry Mosquera

That's why I enjoy acting: getting in the mind of someone else. — Luke Mably

He starts a slow smile that melts my bones. — Susan Ee

The truth is, rarely can a response make something better - what makes something better is connection. — Brene Brown

In a way, human beings have never been part of the natural order; we're not biological in the normal sense. Normal biological animals stop eating when they're not hungry and stop breeding when there is no sense in breeding. By contrast, human beings are what I think of as "biomythic" animals: we're controlled largely by the stories we tell. When we get the story wrong, we get out of harmony with the rest of the natural order. For a long time, our unnatural beahvior didn't threaten the natural world, but now it does. — Sam Keen

My poetry definitely comes out of a female body. — Rachel Zucker

It's as important to sell yourselves as much as the service. The business model's going to change 50 times, and the market's going to change, but you need to convince that investor that you are smart enough and excited enough about the opportunity that you'll figure it out. — Dylan Smith

The children nodded in agreement, and rose from the table. Leaving their dirty breakfast dishes behind, which is not a good thing to do in general but perfectly acceptable in the face of an emergency. — Lemony Snicket