Quotes about Understanding

there is a world of difference between knowing the Word of God and knowing the God of the Word.

Prayer does not condition God; prayer conditions us. Prayer does not win God to our view; it reveals God's view to us.

One of these days some simple soul will pick up the Book of God, read it, and believe it. Then the rest of us will be embarrassed. We have adopted the convenient theory that the Bible is a Book to be explained, whereas first and foremost it is a Book to be believed (and after that to be obeyed). The fact beats ceaselessly into my brain these

Love yourself unconditionally, just as you love those closest to you despite their faults

Judgements prevent us from seeing the good that lies beyond appearances.

Let us make a special effort to stop communicating with each other, so we can have some conversation.

My role in society, or any artist's or poet's role, is to try and express what we all feel. Not to tell people how to feel. Not as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of us all.

Always try to use the language so as to make quite clear what you mean and make sure your sentence couldn't mean anything else.

If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.

I've done some analysis of the biblical stories as part of my psychological work. I knew that I had more to do, and every time I've done it, it's been extremely valuable. It makes me a better teacher because I have a richer understanding of cultural history.

Seriously, women have a level of outward compassion that a lot of men don't necessarily have. Guys feel as deeply as women, but they don't share it as much. Learning how to do that more has been a valuable add.

Look: invest in what you understand, what's foreseeably going to offer real value and returns, not necessarily what's trendy.