Quotes about Openness

Forgiveness does not require us to close our eyes but rather to truly open them.

Vulnerability is an endearing quality; we are naturally drawn to humble people.

Everyone knows about the problem, but no one talks about it openly.

This is because conviction and humility, like faith and doubt, are not opposites; they're dance partners. It's possible to hold your faith with open hands, living with great conviction and yet at the same time humbly admitting that your knowledge and perspective will always be limited.

If your faith is threatened by something that's true, then it wasn't much of a faith to begin with, was it?

To fully appreciate the Bible, you have to let it be what it is.

You explore the possibilities because you can't steer a parked car.

Wherever you find truth, wherever you discover something new, affirm it, embrace it, enjoy it.

We're all endlessly figuring it out because Spirit keeps doing something new. We can fight this, resist this, dig in our heels, wish things were the way they used to be, or we can embrace it. We can choose to see it with fear and frustration, or we can see it as thrilling and invigorating. Organizations can keep trying to relive their glory days, wishing things were like they were when they started.

We spend so much time searching and longing for solid ground, only to discover it's better than that. There's Spirit. You try this, you try that. You throw yourself into it, and you hold it loosely. You give it everything you have as you acknowledge that this is what we're doing now, who knows what will come next?

He will always transcend whatever cages and labels are created to contain and name him, especially the one called "Christianity.

The measure of a sermon is not whether it affirms what you already believe. A sermon is not a product to be consumed and then evaluated according to how good it was or whether it was pleasing or enjoyable.