ANCORA IMPARO

“I think it’s intoxicating when somebody is so unapologetically who they are.”

—Don Cheadle

“Afoot and lighthearted I take to the open road, healthy, free, the world before me.”

—Walt Whitman

“These days, I am trying to be the church, rather than support an organization that requires people and money to run its programs and pay for its facility and professional leadership. I am trying to live out the lessons of the Bible, rather accomplish some sort of feat by reading through it or expanding my knowledge of various nuances. I am trying to do the best possible things with our financial resources, which includes things like paying down debt, helping out family members, and getting things into shape so our kids won’t have to take care of us. I am trying to be good news, rather than present and encapsulated presentation about Jesus, sin and salvation to people. I want to work in concert with the Holy Spirit rather than barge into a person’s life and coming off like a salesman.”

—An Unconventional Faith (via azspot)

I love this. A LOT! Oh that every Christian made the choice to let their lives be their message.

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“I have no mercy or compassion in me for a society that will crush people, and then penalize them for not being able to stand up under the weight.”

—Malcolm X (via loveyourchaos)

(via liveeverything)

“…a civilized society compensates for the human propensity to screw up. That’s why we have single-payer firefighters and police officers. That’s why we require seat belts. When someone who has been speeding gets in a car accident, the 911 operator doesn’t sneer: “You were irresponsible, so figure out your own way to the hospital” — and hang up. To err is human, but so is to forgive. Living in a community means being interconnected in myriad ways — including by empathy. To feel undiminished by the deaths of those around us isn’t heroic Ayn Rand individualism. It’s sociopathic. Compassion isn’t a sign of weakness, but of civilization.”

—Nicholas D. Kristof (via azspot)

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