We're constantly striving for success, fame and comfort when all we really need to be happy is someone or some thing to be enthusiastic about.
One of the best introductions to the history and ideas of Calvinism, packed with insight and wisdom.
The hallmark of intelligence is not whether one believes in God or not, but the quality of the processes that underlie one’s beliefs.
The idea of ‘calling' was fundamentally redefined: no longer was it about being called to serve God by leaving the world; it was now about serving God in the world
Puzzles lead to logical answers; mysteries often force us to stretch language to its limits in an attempt to describe a reality that is just too great to take in properly.
If there is no ultimate reality, it's pointless to think about how we might get there.
The idea that Christianity is basically a religion of moral improvement. . . has its roots in the liberal Protestantism of the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century. . . It is this stereotype which continues to have influence today. . . But then came the First World War. . . What had gone wrong was that the idea of sin had been abandoned by liberal Christianity as some kind of unnecessary hangover from an earlier and less enlightened period in Christian history.
Every once in a while we remember that life is short, and to appreciate the time with your friends and family, and to be open to have beautiful exciting moments in your days and stop worrying about what's pulling you down.
What Republicans have done in my view is that they are systematically dismantling a sense of community in America.
I am willing to learn how to take good care of my body.
Being a nerd is not about what you love, it's about how you love it.