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The opposite of faith is not doubt: It is certainty. It is madness. You can tell you have created God in your own image when it turns out that he or s...more

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Here are the two best prayers I know: 'Help me, help me, help me' and 'Thank you, thank you, thank you.

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Almost every single thing you hope publication will do for you is a fantasy, a hologram--it's the eagle on your credit card that only seems to soar.

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You can safely assume you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.

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‎You can safely assume you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.

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God can't clean the house of you when you're still in it.

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Toni Morrison said, "The function of freedom is to free someone else," and if you are no longer wracked or in bondage to a person or a way of life, te...more

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...I learned that God was an equal opportunity employer—that it was possible to experience the divine anywhere you were, anywhere you could see the su...more

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My belief is that when you're telling the truth, you're close to God. If you say to God, "I am exhausted and depressed beyond words, and I don't like ...more

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If we stay where we are, where we're stuck, where we're comfortable and safe, we die there... When nothing new can get in, that's death.

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Or you might shout at the top of your lungs or whisper into your sleeve, "I hate you, God." That is a prayer too, because it is real, it is truth, and...more

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These two things are almost all I want, but unfortunately, neither one is my strong suit. I am very strong on blame, and wish this were one of God's v...more

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The Amen is only as good as the attitude. If you are trying to finish up quickly so you can check your cell phone messages, you are missing the chance...more

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...the three things I cannot change are the past, the truth, and you.

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We learn from pain that some of the things we thought were castles turn out to be prisons, and we desperately want out, but even though we built them,...more