It strikes me as un Christian that we often have more charitable attitudes toward ideological allies than we do toward brothers and sisters in Christ with whom we disagree on matters of politics.
One love, one heart. .. Let’s get together and feel all right
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Bob Marley
And in the case of superior things like stars, we discover a kind of unity in separation. The higher we rise on the scale of being, the easier it is to discern a connection even among things separated by vast distances.
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Marcus Aurelius
It strikes me as un Christian that we often have more charitable attitudes toward ideological allies than we do toward brothers and sisters in Christ with whom we disagree on matters of politics.
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David Kinnaman
The awakening passed from simple recognition of my need for God at the center of my life, to a depth where the will is stirred And that is a deeper place by far. That is the place of response, of unifying one's heart, mind, soul...
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Sue Monk Kidd
If we were really to see one another as brothers and sisters, there would be no basis for division, cheating and exploitation among us.
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AuliqIce
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