Sublime

In situations like this, it is controlled chaos. I wish I had the code to unlock Michael’s mind. But no such code exists. All I can bring to the conversation are my heart and my trust that God wants me in the midst of this chaos. The imprisoned are the poorest of the poor. If the heart of God is to be found anywhere, it is to be found in the hole.

So what is the divine nature? Is it flesh? Be serious. Do we associate it with real estate and status? Hardly. It is mind, intelligence and correct reason.

Epictetus with philosophers like Socrates and Diogenes, who were inspirations to the later Stoics. We turn to focus on Zeno, Cleanthes and Chrysippus as they formulated the core ideas of their school. We also believe an under-appreciated figure, Musonius Rufus, deserves focused attention for his story, given his role in Epictetus’s introduction to

Epictetus is never weary of showing how we should deal with what are considered misfortunes, which he does often by means of homely dialogues. Like the Christians, he holds that we should love our enemies. In general, in common with other Stoics, he despises pleasure, but there is a kind of happiness that is not to be despised. “Athens is beautiful

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Barth’s contention is that starting with the nonexplanation, even meaningless assertion, that “God is God” creates a cavity inside the immanent frame. Inside this cavity, the pastor and her people can again speak of God. The church takes hope in the possibility of truly encountering God’s actual (real) presence as its very life.

If there were a god, he'd be like water that brings life to things without trying. Water seeks the lowest place and cleanses what it touches. It is as satisfied with the humble as with the exalted. Still, deep, clear, true, kind, useful, generous, prompt. This is also the true man, liquid, and at ease.