Category: Quotes

A First, Faint Gleam of Heaven

“[To have Faith in Christ] means, of course, trying to do all that He says. There would be no sense in saying you trusted a person if you would not take his advice. Thus if you have really handed yourself over to Him, it must follow that you are trying to obey Him. But trying in a new way, a less worried way. Not doing these things in order to be saved, but because He has begun to save you already. Not hoping to get to Heaven as a reward for your actions, but inevitably wanting to act in a certain way because a first faint gleam of Heaven is already inside you.”

– CS Lewis

Written on From the Outside

From Sam Keen:

“We are a generation bombarded with so many stories from so many authorities, none of which are our own. The parable of the postmodern mind is the person surrounded by a media center…we are saturated with stories; we’re saturated with points of view. But the effect of being bombarded with all of these points of view is that we don’t have a point of view and we don’t have a story. We lose the continuity of our experiences; we become people who are written on from the outside.”

Wisdom

Yesterday some from the Globalscope crew posted their favorite quotes from our time with Bob Randolph during Celebration. I thought I’d share them here:

“I’ve learned listen more than talk.”

“Can you live with not being successful in others eyes?”

“You have to live with the ambiguity of not having quick answers to a lot of hard questions.”

“Are you in this for the long haul?”

“You will not be thanked.”

“My God has grown a lot.”

“Wisdom is being able to draw conclusions.”

“Learn to talk well about the things that matter most to you, have them rejected, and stay in the conversation.”

“In our faith, small things often matter a great deal.”

“Pay attention in times of transition.’

“Focus on questions of being and meaning.”

And my favorite: “Has Mark Zuckerburg had more influence on your vocation more than Jesus.”

Organized? Religion

Some good thoughts from Dan Kimball on “organized” religion (more specifically churches):

“What makes the difference between healthy and destructive organization is what you are organizing for. When the church organizes around the biblical mission that Jesus gave his followers to share his good news of hope and forgiveness with people and lovingly encourage them in their desire to know Jesus, this leads to healthy organization…There’s too much need in the world not to be part of the organized church.“