#christianity

I don't think it's possible to c-call yourself a C-Christian and... and j-just leave out the awkward bits.' -Wilfred Owen ↗

— Pat Barker

#religion #religion

For glory befits God because of His majesty,while lowliness befits man because it unites us with God. ↗

— St. Diadochos

#humility #mysticism #religion #religion

Not only were science and religion compatible, they were inseparable--the rise of science was achieved by deeply religious Christian scholars. ↗

— Rodney Stark

#science #religion

On the ethics of war the Quran and the New Testament are worlds apart. Whereas Jesus tells us to turn the other cheek, the Quran tells us, 'Whoso commits aggression against you, do you commit aggression against him' (2:194). The New Testament says nothing about how to wage war. The Quran, by contrast, is filled with just-war precepts. Here war is allowed in self-defense (2:190; 22:39), but hell is the punishment for killing other Muslims (4:93), and the execution of prisoners of war is explicitly condemned (47:4). Whether in the abstract is is better to rely on a scripture that regulates war or a scripture that hopes war away is an open question, but no Muslim-majority country has yet dropped an atomic bomb in war. ↗

— Stephen R. Prothero

#ethics #islam #religion #scripture #war

Why, I can't help wondering, is God thought to need such ferocious defence? One might have supposed him amply capable of looking after himself. ↗

— Richard Dawkins

#religion #science #religion

To procrastinate obedience is to disobey God. ↗

— Randy Alcorn

#discipline #obedience #procrastination #stewardship #tithing

Money holds terrible power when it is loved ↗

— Elisabeth Elliot

#christianity #money #love

We should remember Christ's words, 'Let nothing be wasted,' when we look in our refrigerators and garbage cans and garages. ↗

— Randy Alcorn

#christianity #stewardship #waste #money

I feel like a child who has found a wonderful trail in the woods. Countless others have gone before and blazed the trail, but to the child it's as new and fresh as if it had never been walked before. The child is invariably anxious for others to join in the great adventure. It's something that can only be understood by actual experience. Those who've begun the journey, and certainly those who've gone further than I, will readily understand what I am saying. ↗

— Randy Alcorn

#discovery #excitement #money #stewardship #experience

Why are...poor people more ready to share their goods than rich people? The answer is easy: The poor have little to lose; the rich have more to lose and they are more attached to their possessions. Poverty provides a deeper motivation for understanding your neighbors, welcoming others and attending to those who are suffering. I would go so far as to say that poverty helps you understand what happiness is, what serenity is in life. ↗

— Piero Gheddo

#attention #christianity #compassion #empathy #giving