“Both Socrates and Jesus were outstanding teachers; both of them urged and practiced great simplicity of life; both were regarded as traitors to the religion of their community; neither of them wrote anything; both of them were executed; and both have become the subject of traditions that are difficult or impossible to harmonize.” JesusDifficultChristCommunityTeacherImpossibleSubjectsJesus ChristTraditionSimplicityOutstandingTraitor Book:Jesus through the centuries: Mary through the centuries Source: Jesus through the centuries: Mary through the centuries
“How admirable and beautiful is the simplicity of the Evangelists! They never speak injuriously of the enemies of Jesus Christ, of His judges, nor of His executioners. They report the facts without a single reflection. They comment neither on their Master's mildness when He was smitten, nor on His constancy in the hour of His ignominious death, which they thus describe: "And they crucified Jesus.” FactsBeautifulJesusSpeakChristHoursEnemyJudgingMastersReflectionBibleJesus ChristSimplicityReportsCommentAdmirableConstancyExecutionersEvangelistsSmittenMildness Author:Jean Racine
“Simplicity is never a matter of circumstances; simplicity is a matter of focus. So in the midst of educating and parenting our children, we can't necessarily go ahead and make everything fit into neat, controllable, simple schedules. But the point is, simplicity is: how do we keep our eyes fixed and focused on Christ, no matter where we are?” ChildrenMatterEyeChristSimpleFocusFitCircumstancesOur ChildrenSimplicityFocusedFixedMidstSchedulesNeat Author:Ann Voskamp