Benchetrit Peel Quotes & Sayings

I never really liked the Gospel of John because I never could find the humanity of Jesus in it. I thought it presented Jesus as a visitor from another planet; in addition, John's gospel is and has been interpreted as a document that fuels anti-Semitism in the church. — John Shelby Spong

many truths we regard as immutable are, in fact, surprisingly context dependent. — Matthew Woodring Stover

Here is a Christian so committed to the well-being of other Christians, especially new Christians, that he is simply burning up inside to be with them, to help them, to nurture them, to feed them, to stabilize them, to establish an adequate foundation for them. Small wonder, then, that he devotes himself to praying for them when he finds he cannot visit them personally.4 — Alexander Strauch

When I thought God was hard, I found it easy to sin; but when I found God so kind, so good, so overflowing with compassion, I smote upon my breast to think that I could ever have rebelled against One who loved me so, and sought my good. — Charles Spurgeon

I have a treadmill, and I work out with my trainer, Julie Diamond, as often as possible. She's so positive. — Emily Deschanel