Category Archives: Quotations

The High Tree Catches the Wind

Posted on April 30, 2013 by PaulVK

On leadership among the Dutch. Link

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John Calvin from Genesis 28:10

Posted on April 19, 2013 by PaulVK

From his Commentary on Genesis 10. And Jacob went out. In the course of this history we must especially observe, how the Lord preserved his own Church in the person of one man. For Isaac, on account of his age, … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth Gilbert

Posted on April 4, 2013 by PaulVK

How Elizabeth Gilbert Ruined Bali Salon: Elizabeth Gilbert, The Reluctant Bride The Daily Beast: Elizabeth Gilbert’s Ex Husband The New Yorker Review of Committed Eat Pray Love Merchandizing “Gilbert went off to Italy to find herself—and in the end, she found … Continue reading →

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Proof of Heaven, by Evan Alexander III (or IV)

Posted on March 29, 2013 by PaulVK

Proof of Heaven: A Doctor’s Experience of the afterlife Eben Alexander MD I’m not the first person to have discovered evidence that consciousness exists beyond the body. Brief, wonderful glimpses of this realm are as old as human history. But as … Continue reading →

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Revenge is a Subtle Form of Atheism

Posted on March 15, 2013 by PaulVK

“Revenge is a subtle form of atheism” Great quote found on my parent’s fridge.

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Ross Douthat on The God Within

Posted on December 21, 2012 by PaulVK

My friend Eric mentioned Douthat’s book “Bad Religion” which I had not finished, and then it got mentioned on the McKnight piece I stumbled upon prompting me to read the chapter. Douthat here sums up the tenets of this faith … Continue reading →

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Dorothy Sayers on the Greatest Drama Ever Staged

Posted on December 21, 2012 by PaulVK

Wow, this piece moves heaven and earth.  Read this piece from Dorothy Sayers this morning. It was one of those pieces that when I’m reading it I’m thinking “How could I have been a Christian all these years and never … Continue reading →

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Oswald Sanders on Leadership

Posted on December 20, 2012 by PaulVK

“Leaders must draw the best of out of people, and friendship does this far better than prolonged arguments or mere logic.” from J. Oswald Sanders Spiritual Leadership

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Carl Jung Quote on Irritation

Posted on December 20, 2012 by PaulVK

“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” Other Jung quotes. 

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Peter Kreeft on Buddhism

Posted on December 6, 2012 by PaulVK

Peter Kreeft I think had some of the clearest ideas about pain management in a lecture he called “The Dark Side (audio, transcript)”

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