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“I extended to them [my congregation] an invitation to join me in this crazy practice of picturing our discouragement and doubt as a real force that wants to defy God, then to join me in picturing evil and darkness not as powerful and unstoppable but as desperate and vulnerable.”

Book:Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner & Saint

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Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner & Saint

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Nadia Bolz-Weber

Nadia Bolz-Weber, born in 1969, is a German pastor who has gained widespread attention in the Christian community with her unique style and straightforward speech. She is known for her profound biblical interpretations and her candid views on social issues. more

“Silence took hold as it always did when they reached the side streets, moving through the shadows like the night incarnate. Thorn’s mother used to tell her that she’d been born with dark eyes and dark hair because the universe wanted to protect her. She could blend in with the forest during the day and fold into the darkness like a child of the moon.”

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Book:These Violent Nights

Source: These Violent Nights

“The connection between darkness and depression has been well established in research. A study published on March 25, 2008, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals the significant changes that light deprivation causes in the brain. The researchers called this mood suppression a “stress-free means of producing a depression.” Principal investigator Gary Aston-Jones, now at the Medical University of South Carolina, said, “It might be particularly relevant to seasonal affective disorder, but we think that it is relevant to depression overall.”

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Book:The Power of Tattoos: Twelve Hidden Energy Secrets of Body Art Every Tattoo Enthusiast Should Know

Source: The Power of Tattoos: Twelve Hidden Energy Secrets of Body Art Every Tattoo Enthusiast Should Know

“There is no way you can understand the spirit of darkness when you have a candle in your hand!”

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Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan

“Dark sometimes is described as the absence of light. But light, conversely, is not just the absence of dark. Light is something far different. Light is energy. Darkness is but a void.”