Change Of Heart

For some days I

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For some days I quietly worked out in my own mind the metaphysics of Cosmic Unity. The more I thought about it, the more convinced I became that it was the living truth. It was logically incontrovertible. It provided for the first time a firm foundation for ethics. It offered mankind the radical change of … Read more

Becoming people of integrity

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Becoming people of integrity and honesty does not occur quickly or all at once, nor is it merely a matter of greater personal discipline. It is a change of disposition, a change of heart. And this gradual change of heart is one that the Lord accomplishes within us, through the power of His Spirit, in … Read more

We have to create

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We have to create conditions where people feel safe to feel and to care. That goes against a lot of our programming about how to make something change in the world. Sometimes you can pressure people into changing, you can force them, but the powers-that-be have more force than we do. I don’t think we’re … Read more

I could never be

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I could never be a politician. But as uncomfortable as I would be doing so, I have no problem with Obama’s long-planned ‘change of heart.’ This dude’s made huge, measurable strides for gay rights, and if being coy about his plans for gay marriage for a few years was needed to get him elected, then … Read more

God grant me the

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God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Reinhold Niebuhr