Thoughts from books
Jesus is a foil for the brother of the prodigal son.
Sin as over self-awareness
One never understands one‘s use but through the opinion of others.
Ministry of time
Nuclear weapons are a type of global suicide.
I interpret this to mean that we are complicit/willful in each others destruction.
God doesn’t support our ideas and options - He defines them.
How/where good intentions get into trouble
Twain, in his lecture notes, proposes that "a sound heart is a surer guide than an ill-trained conscience" and goes on to describe the novel as "a book of mine where a sound heart and a deformed conscience come into collision and conscience suffers defeat".
On Huck, from Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Book notes from The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry from John Comer
“If the devil can’t make you sin, he’ll make you
busy”distracted #mowWe have an infinite appetite for distractions (Aldous Huxley)
People are too busy to live emotionally healthy, well-adjusted lives
Distinguishing healthy vs unhealthy busy
God didn’t create hurry, it’s Antichrist.
Love
Many leaders love a great concept/vision but don’t seem to love people.
Why great leaders fall.
I’m not self-made I’m village-made