Descartes wanted certainty He got it Now we’re stuck with it Uncertain how we get unstuck Does this mean we’re doomed or sav…
The question isn’t: Why is there something rather than nothing? It’s: Why does it mean something
Today’s peace movement, in a nutsh… Do what we do Not what we say And we say we come in peace Because we’re mostly peaceful
The first half of life Is spent waiting for the inevitabl… But inevitably, you get distracted… Because a watched pot never boils The second half of life
Time is relentless. Are you?
The worst part about giving every kid in little league a trophy is the way it has emptied all the… out of acquiring
In polite society The most threatening words are alw… I’m disappointed in you Which is politesse for There’s a knife in you
You must go on. I can’t go on. I’ll ramble on.
The old playbook was all about helping you know the right time to go for it
Like Jacob If you wrestle with the divine Through the darkest hours You will get hurt and limp away Which we call experiencing loss
Never trust anyone who doesn’t believe in hell They’re almost always the ones whose idea of heaven is usurping God
Negative theology collapsed when it became apparent God was sanguine
I was never comfortable in my own skin but I always felt okay in alligator boots
I used to fear That it would take all my strength Just to go on Now I just know That all my strength is for going…
All relationships but one Are located on a continuum From one pole of complete trust To the opposite pole of total fear The exception that proves the rule