This Sunday’s readings: Matthew 11:7-15

Reflections

Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often.
~ Mae West, 1893-1980, Actress/Playwright

You will never be entirely comfortable. This is the truth behind the champion – he is always fighting something. To do otherwise is to settle.
~ Julien Smith, 1971- , CEO, Author, The Flinch

We just wanna be the happy bums that we are. That’s all.
~ Mike Patton, musician

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Lukewarm people do not live by faith; their lives are structured so they never have to. They don’t have to trust God if something unexpected happens—they have their savings account. They don’t need God to help them—they have their retirement plan in place. They don’t genuinely seek out what life God would have them live—they have life figured and mapped out. They don’t depend on God on a daily basis—their refrigerators are full and, for the most part, they are in good health. The truth is, their lives wouldn’t look much different if they suddenly stopped believing in God.
~ Francis Chan, Author/Preacher

All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they are helpless, that the only role they can have is to ratify decisions and to consume.
~ Noam Chomsky, 1928- , Public Intellectual, ‘Father’ of modern Linguistics

Patty: I’ll be the good guy.
Shermy: I’ll be the bad guy.
Patty: What are you going to be, Charlie Brown?
Charlie Brown: I’ll be sort of in-between; I’ll be a hypocrite!
~ Charles M. Schulz, The Complete Peanuts, Vol. 1: 1950-1952

“You all know,” said the Guide, “that security is mortals’ greatest enemy.”
~ C.S. Lewis, The Pilgrim’s Regress