I think I've seen the fastest miler ever. His name is Morceli.
Many church folk, in their self-conscious attempt to be overtly morally upright, emit all the wrong signals, thus messing with people's perception of the gospel.
There's no such thing as an unsent Christian. You have already been SENT.
The quest for heroic adventure then is a quest for the gospel, although it might not be seen that way by everyone.
The ultimate solution to the problem of spiritual complacency is to create a systematically embedded culture of holy urgency.
The fact is that if Jesus's future kingdom is secure, those who trust in its coming will enact it now.
Our preferences for stability and security blind us to the opportunities for adventure when they present themselves.
That was a great time, the summer of '71 - I can't remember it, but I'll never forget it!
The development of mathematics towards greater precision has led, as is well known, to the formalization of large tracts of it, so that one can prove any theorem using nothing but a few mechanical rules.
May the outward and inward man be at one.
The Siren waits thee, singing song for song.