In contrast we let go of existence, meaning, and the sublime as categories to describe the object “God. … - Peter Rollins

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It's ok to care about what other people think, but you should give a little more weight to what you, yourself, think. . . The habit of thinking is the habit of gaining strength. You're stronger than you believe.

Peter Rollins

In contrast we let go of existence, meaning, and the sublime as categories to describe the object “God. ” Instead these become ways in which we engage with the world. Yet, as we affirm the world in love, we indirectly sense that in letting go of God we have, in fact, found ourselves at the very threshold of God.

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What if the church should be less concerned with creating saints than creating a world where we do not need saints? A world where people like Mother Teresa and MLK would have nothing to do.

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