“Rules help govern and steer a relationship along, so they're good things. But they become bad things when they become the narrow gate though which the relationship must always pass. When this happens, the rules become the basis for the relationship and, in a sense, become a substitute for the relationship.” HelpingHappensBasesGood ThingsGatesBad ThingsSubstitutesSteers Author:Miroslav Volf
“To triumph fully, evil needs two victories, not one. The first victory happens when an evil deed is perpetrated; the second victory, when evil is returned. After the first victory, evil would die if the second victory did not infuse it with new life.” IfsNeedsFirstsTwoHappensDiesEvilReturnVictoryDeedsTriumphNew LifeTheologianPerpetratorsProtestantismInfusion Book:The End of Memory: Remembering Rightly in a Violent World Source: The End of Memory: Remembering Rightly in a Violent World
“Whatever the reasons, when forgiveness happens it is always a miracle of grace. The obstacles in its way are immense” WayReasonHappensGraceMiracleObstaclesImmense Author:Miroslav Volf
“The goal of pursuit of justice must not simply be that justice happens but that reconciliation also happens.” HappensLawGoalJusticePursuitAgreementTheologianReconciliationAccordSettlementPursuit Of Justice Author:Miroslav Volf
“There is no space in which worship should not take place, no time when it should not occur, and no activity through which it should not happen.” ShouldHappensSpaceActivityWorship Author:Miroslav Volf
