any religion that professes to be concerned with the souls of men yet is not concerned with the economic and social conditions that strangle them and cripple them is the kind the marxist would describe as the opiate of the people
-dr. martin luther king jr.
do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers - for thereby some entertained angels unawares
-hebrews 13:2
we have to test everything. i thank God for the many christians who create and write and film and sing. anybody, anywhere who is doing all they can to point people to the deeper realities of God is doing a beautiful thing. but those writers and artists and thinkers and singers would all tell you to think long and hard about what they are saying and doing and creating. test it. probe it. don't swallow uncritcally. think about it. wrestle with it. just because i'm christian and i'm trying to articulate a christian worldview doesnt mean i've got it nailed. i'm contributing to the discussion. God has spoken and the rest is commentary, right?
-rob bell.r{}
"the past gets weak and i can rest
and makes it clear that leaving is best
there's no time for questioning
when it's time for reckoning
i may leave and never come back
i may leave this life that i have
i don't believe in forgetting my past
but i sure don't believe in making it last
i will not change what my life's meant to be
for the comfort afforded in living in memories."
-florez, i may leave
i wish you freedom, i wish you peace
i wish you nights of stars that beckon you to sleep
i wish you heartache that leaves you more of a man
i wish i could be there, but i can't
i wish you places that sit so still
where people never, ever change and never, ever will
i wish i could hold you and make you understand
i wish i could be there, but i can't
...there are rhymes and there are reasons
and times when nothing stayed the same
but you know my love still remains
i wish you wisdom, i wish you years
i wish you armies to conquer all your fears
i wish you courage for all that life demands
i wish i could be there, but i can't
i wish we were together, i wish i was home
i wish there were nights that i was never alone
i know i've said it, but i'll say it once again
i wish i could be there but i can't
-marc broussard, gavin's song
i promise you the world again and everything within my hands
all the riches one could dream, they will come from me
i hope that you could understand, this is not what i had planned
please don't worry now, it will turn around
cause i need more time, just a few more months and we'll be fine
so say what's on your mind, cause i can't figure out just what's inside
-aneedtobreathe, more time
