“The dismal half-baked images of the average "reportage" and "documentary" photography are self dammning... the slick manner, the slightly obscure significance, the esoteric fear of simple beauty for its own sake - I am deeply concerned with these manifestations of decay. Gene Smith's work validates my most vigorous convictions that if the documentary photographs is to be truly effective it must contain elements of art, intensity, fine craft and spirituality. All these his work contains and we may turn to his work with gratitude, appreciation and great respect.” IfsMayArtSelfTurnsSpiritualitySimpleHalfFineGratitudeElementsPhotographyConcernedPhotographSakeAverageConvictionAppreciationCraftsManifestationSignificanceIntensityGenesDecayObscureDocumentariesVigorousEsotericGreat RespectSlickSimple BeautyDocumentary Photography Author:Ansel Adams
“Knock, And He'll open the door Vanish, And He'll make you shine like the sun Fall, And He'll raise you to the heavens Become nothing, And He'll turn you into everything.” InspirationalReligionTurnsFallSpiritualityHeavenSunDoorsPositiveRaisesShiningIslamSufi Author:Rumi
“Spirituality is a mixed-up, topsy-turvy, helter-skelter godliness that turns our lives into an upside-down toboggan ride of unexpected turns, surprise bumps and bone shattering crashes ... a life ruined by a Jesus who loves us right into his arms.” TurnsSpiritualityJesusOur LivesArmsSurpriseBonesUnexpectedCrashRuinedUpside DownBumpsGodlinessShatteringUnexpected TurnsTopsy Turvy Author:Mike Yaconelli
“We turn to God for help when our foundations are shaking, only to learn that it is God who is shaking them.” HelpingTurnsSpiritualityFoundationWord Of GodShakingOvercoming AdversitySpiritual AwarenessWho God IsTurn To GodGod Help UsShaking It Author:C. West Churchman
“Attempting to satisfy the passions that rage inside us and the longings that motivate us, we invent spirituality, lean on political solutions, create new villains, turn our backs on Jesus, and blame a thousand tyrannies- but we never come to terms with the source of the problem deep within the heart and inclination of every human being.” HumansHeartProblemPoliticalHumanityTurnsSpiritualityPassionJesusTermHuman BeingsSourceThousandSolutionsBlameLongingRageTyrannyVillainBeing HumanInclinationAttemptingDeep Within Book:Has Christianity Failed You? Source: Has Christianity Failed You?
“It’s all too easy to turn the fight of faith into sanctification-by-checklist. Take care of a few bad habits, develop a couple good ones, and you’re set. But a moral checklist doesn’t take into consideration the idols of the hearts. It may not even have the gospel as part of the equation. And inevitably, checklist spirituality is highly selective. So you end up feeling successful at sanctification because you stayed away from drugs, lost weight, served at the soup kitchen, and renounced Styrofoam. But you’ve ignored gentleness, humility, joy, and sexual purity.” HeartMayEndsFeelingsCareJoyTurnsSpiritualityFightingLostEasyMoralSuccessfulHumilityCoupleHabitDrugWeightTake CareKitchenPurityConsiderationIdolsIgnoredSoupEquationsGentlenessBad HabitsSanctificationSelectiveChecklistsSoup KitchensStyrofoam Author:Kevin DeYoung
“The sense of an entailed disadvantage - the deformed foot doubtfully hidden by the shoe, makes a restlessly active spiritual yeast, and easily turns a self-centered, unloving nature into an Ishmaelite.” SelfSpiritualTurnsSpiritualityNatureFeetShoesActiveSelf CenteredDisadvantagesYeast Book:Daniel Deronda: Top Novelist Focus Source: Daniel Deronda: Top Novelist Focus
“The process of liberation brings with it a profound conflict. Having the project be clear is not enough. What is necessary is a spirituality of resistance and of renewed hope to turn ever back to the struggle in the face of the defeats of the oppressed.” EnoughFacesTurnsSpiritualityProcessStruggleClearConflictProjectsProfoundDefeatResistanceLiberationOppressed Author:Leonardo Boff