“If we divide the second, every fraction becomes the past faster than the speed of thought and every fraction of every fraction. We would need to step down to the Zero Point of time to measure the present; we would need to divide the smallest number by the infinite number of numbers and look for the past in the infinity of the second. The whole matter is smaller than the numberless “number” of infinity. Infinity is endless.”
Source: ABSOLUTE
“Abiding apprenticeship to Jesus protects us from religion’s common dysfunctions.”
Source: Becoming a Face of Grace: Navigating Lasting Relationship with God and Others
“It is outrageously foolish to dismiss relationships as “fluff” or “nice things to have.” God designed relationships to provide the central organizing experiences and the primary vehicle by which we learn to experience and respond to all of life.”
Source: Becoming a Face of Grace: Navigating Lasting Relationship with God and Others
“Trinitarian relationships are particularly important to the brain. Grace-filled interactions with two people are necessary for our brain and identity to become stable and complete. Neuroscientists call these “three-way bonds” or “family bonds.”
Source: Becoming a Face of Grace: Navigating Lasting Relationship with God and Others
“The story of The Fall in Genesis 3 is a story of the kind of betrayal that happens when grace-filled attachment ceases to be our primary guidance system for life.”
Source: Becoming a Face of Grace: Navigating Lasting Relationship with God and Others
“Ever wonder where addictions are in the Bible? Check out Genesis 3! The first couple exploited the things God intended to be used for pleasure (trees, leaves, the garden and each other) and used them to hide, cover shame, and then blamed others for the problem. Things haven’t changed much in many thousands of years!”
Source: Becoming a Face of Grace: Navigating Lasting Relationship with God and Others
“Attachment is the central organizing principle of the brain. We’re born with billions of neurons in our developing brain – and connections with other people guide the trillions of connections of interactions between those neurons. Grace-based, joyful attachments with others optimize these connections.”
Source: Becoming a Face of Grace: Navigating Lasting Relationship with God and Others
“Jesus: “If you should be loving me, you will be keeping my precepts.” (John 14:15, Concordant Literal New Testament.”
Source: Becoming a Face of Grace: Navigating Lasting Relationship with God and Others
“The thorns, all within
I pulled you out.
Every sliver of infinite grace, I need not even give haste.
I feel you and return to you
In this sacred space,
even your thorns give me mercy
and never leave me thirsty.
The chill in the air
with the warmth of the sun
and the taste of this day
Oh, how shall I be unspun.”
Source: Sutras of the Heart: Spiritual Poetry to Nourish the Soul
“Fully decide now. Honor yourself by honoring your path. Soul, together with Universal support and collaboration, will fully direct and guide the path. Fully supported, the road will be paved gold when you decide to follow your deepest longings in alignment with the good for all.”
Source: Sutras of the Heart: Spiritual Poetry to Nourish the Soul