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and I closed the notebook, and this Methodist pastor named Sarah comes out and sits with me and just holds me. ( )
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What we need are better encouragements, ones that aren t bullshit, ones that hold up to scrutiny. And this, I think, is why we tell stories ( )
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If you find God with great ease, perhaps it is not God that you have found. ( )
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God of life, there are days when the burdens we carry are heavy on our shoulders and weigh us down, when the road seems dreary and endless, the skies grey and threatening, when our lives have no music in them, and our hearts are lonely, and our souls have lost their courage. Flood the path [ ]
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Charity functions to keep the wealthy sane. Tithes, tax-exempt donations, and short-term mission trips, while they accomplish some good, also function as outlets that allow wealthy Christians to pay off their consciences while avoiding a revolution of lifestyle. People do their time in a social program or distribute food and clothes through organizations which take [ ]
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It is a leap of faith to imagine that other people are actually people and not some kind of complicated experiment, but it s a leap of faith that makes a lot of sense. ( )
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The greatest thing about having a child is putting yourself second in your own life. It s a massive gift to be able to say that you re not the most important person to yourself. Why is that a good thing? Because that s always gonna let you down, you know what I mean? The idea that I ve gotta [ ]
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I m not the kind of person who loves parties, or mountain climbing, or hiking, or let s go camping , or let s have an adventure, but I love a good movie, or really great writing, or music that s where I really live, that s what I consider to be my home. ( )
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Do you know what your problem is? You can t live with the idea that someone might leave. So instead of being happy for me, like any normal person, you re pissed of because ooh, oh no, Hassan doesn t like me anymore. You re so goddamn scared of the idea that someone might dump you that your whole [ ]
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Here’s the thing though. And this is THE THING. I never got over you. The thing that gets me is the idea of you. The idea that you exist and you love us and we matter in this universe. The idea that human beings matter beyond our small existence here on the third planet from [ ]