3.10.2010

Tweets

Not original ideas, but I'd like to believe these are original ways of expressing (perhaps) old ideas. The following is my history of "original" tweets from the past year since I joined Twitter. This is an attempt to encourage new Twitter contributors.


Aversion to reason is a most efficient atheism.
5:05 PM Mar 3rd via web

We are healed by forgiving; then our wound can be converted into strength.
8:07 AM Feb 25th via web

Granting forgiveness seems like giving our aggressor power over us, but the opposite is true. Withholding makes us slaves to bitterness.
8:06 AM Feb 25th via web

Churches are united by common beliefs, and also usually by fear of and resistance to other perspectives. Can this be healthy?
3:38 PM Feb 14th via TinyTwitter

Understanding of things that matter (meaning, people, love, value, morality, god) all involve uncertainty.
3:06 PM Jan 31st via TinyTwitter

We can't examine a person objectively to understand who they are.
3:01 PM Jan 31st via TinyTwitter

Truth: People are inherently good, sometimes in spite of, rather than because of, their religious beliefs.
6:38 PM Jan 20th via web

Religion grows up when it moves from preparing us to enter the next life, to enabling us to live each moment fully, now.
1:53 PM Nov 27th, 2009 via web

Ideas that immediately make sense don't usually make a significant difference.
10:57 AM Oct 31st, 2009 via web

Ironic: the only creatures able to truly self-reflect need to escape the same to live fully.
6:27 PM Oct 12th, 2009 via web

Faith and doubt are partners, not enemies. Faith is belief and unbelief together held in tension.
1:00 PM Oct 6th, 2009 via web

Most arguments of religious people boil down to a conclusion that the other is the real problem in the world, people who just don't get it.
9:10 AM Oct 3rd, 2009 via web

Better an honest doubt than a certain belief unexamined.
3:32 PM Oct 2nd, 2009 via web

If you're not ready to admit your doubt, I'm not interested in hearing about your faith.
5:44 AM Aug 25th, 2009 via web

I am attracted by people who seek the truth. I am frightened by those who claim to have it.
6:31 PM Aug 19th, 2009 via web

Religion is not the acceptance of certain propositions. It is openness to life change.
2:27 PM Aug 16th, 2009 via web

Not getting what I want is often good for me. The trick is not giving up on what I want altogether.
8:50 AM Aug 13th, 2009 via web

religion like medicine: well intended, can be lifesaving, but often abused, deals with symptoms vs problems & carries dangerous side effects.
2:41 PM Jul 11th, 2009 via web

It is a fearful thing to be alone with your thoughts, undistracted.
9:24 PM Jun 12th, 2009 via txt

Authentic leadership assumes willing followers. Coersion and intimidation exclude this possibility.
12:09 PM Jun 10th, 2009 via txt

We each interpret the world in a way that confirms what we already believe. It takes great courage to do otherwise.
3:37 PM Jun 6th, 2009 via txt

Religion, as a method of being good, is a deadly anesthetic.
8:14 AM May 30th, 2009 via txt

Every man is desperate to know he has what it takes. Every man suspects that he does not. We usually deny one or the other.
6:28 AM May 27th, 2009 via txt

The best way to reach a goal is not to aim directly at it, but at a greater goal beyond it.
12:47 PM May 18th, 2009 via web

The only unforgiveable sin is refusal to accept forgiveness.
8:17 AM May 14th, 2009 via txt

No one really seeks evil. We just get twisted up seeking good things in the wrong way, often as if good things are the best thing.
7:17 AM May 12th, 2009 via txt

Our self-reassurance that we are in control does nothing except numb us to amazing and unknown.
12:20 PM May 8th, 2009 via txt

Our addictions are not the problem. They are a symptom.
5:09 AM May 6th, 2009 via txt

The trap: Not that I want too much; I settle for too little.
7:17 AM Apr 29th, 2009 via web

Believing real life only begins after death keeps us selfish and irrelevant. Knowing real life is here&now helps us love people.
4:03 PM Apr 27th, 2009 via web

I have a strong faith in God, but sometimes doubt his existence. What does that mean?
7:51 AM Apr 24th, 2009 via web

Don't tell me what you believe. Show me. That's what you really believe anyway.
1:08 PM Apr 22nd, 2009 via web

If your religion causes you to sin, gouge it out.
9:50 PM Apr 21st, 2009 via txt

The interaction that disagreement requires is usually more important than the solution.
4:14 PM Apr 20th, 2009 via web

Leaping is more courageous than having no fear of the drop.
9:57 PM Apr 18th, 2009 via txt

Those that need Jesus’ teaching the most are usually those who already claim to be his followers.
7:04 AM Apr 17th, 2009 via web

Faith and doubt are not opposites.
9:09 PM Apr 15th, 2009 via txt

It's selfish to deprive someone else the opportunity to love you. Let your guard down.
9:48 AM Apr 15th, 2009 via txt

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