"What they haven't yet understood is that Jesus' actions were not acts of raw power, but acts of love and justice. That's a different kind of power."

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"Faith, or trust, in who Jesus is is not something that can be acquired through will or by learning. As Anselm of Canterbury said, 'I do not seek to understand that I may believe but I believe in order that I may understand.'"

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"We should create traditions that will uplift and serve generations of people. We must examine our theology, we must question it and study it and learn it, and we must listen to the voice of God that calls in our hearts."

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"Solomon's request was not simply about wisdom or intellect in the abstract. Solomon asked for the ability to perceive God's truth in the world around him and in his own life, to help govern his intentions, to be able to listen for that whisper of God in his own heart."

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"God is reminding them to whom they belong, and telling them they have no reason to fear."

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"This prophet could have reasonably composed lament or diatribe, but instead...composed words of hope. And that matters, because hope is a choice."

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"If wisdom is vindicated by her deeds, what wisdom are we practicing? What fruits will our actions bear? What will Jesus say we are accomplishing in the midst of sorrow and division?

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