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Why do we expect justice? Why do we crave spirituality? Why are we attracted to beauty? Why are relationships often so painful? And how will the world be made right? These are not simply perennial questions all generations must struggle with, but, according to N. T. Wright, are the very echoes... read more

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Memorable Quotes

  • “Those who worship power become more and more ruthless”
  • “Those who worship sex become obsessed with their own attractiveness or prowess”
  • “When you gaze in love and gratitude at the God in whose image you were made, you do indeed grow”
  • “You discover more of what it means to be fully alive”
  • “The New Testament picks up from the Old the theme that God intends, in the end, to put the whole creation to rights”
  • “We are called to model and display that new creation in symphonies and family life, in restorative justice and poetry, in holiness and service to the poor, in politics and painting”
  • “As we might say to someone starting to enjoy music: don't just listen to it, find an instrument and an orchestra and join in”

First Sentence

I had a dream the other night, a powerful and interesting dream And the really frustrating thing about it is that I can't remember what it was about.

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  1. N. T. Wright (Author)
 

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