The disciplines of prayer, silence, and contemplation as practiced by the monastics and mystics are precisely that - stopping the noise, slowing down, and becoming still so that God can break through all our activity and noise to speak to us. Prayer serves to put all parts of our lives in God's presence, reminding us how holy our humanity really is.
More than just a moral issue, hope is a spiritual and even religious choice. Hope is not a feeling; it is a decision. And the decision for hope is … - Jim Wallis
More than just a moral issue, hope is a spiritual and even religious choice. Hope is not a feeling; it is a decision. And the decision for hope is …
- Jim Wallis
The kingdom of God, which Jesus came to inaugurate, is meant to create an alternate reality in this world, and ultimately to transform the kingdoms o… - Jim Wallis
The kingdom of God, which Jesus came to inaugurate, is meant to create an alternate reality in this world, and ultimately to transform the kingdoms o…
We can find common ground only by moving to higher ground. - Jim Wallis
We can find common ground only by moving to higher ground.
At times I think the truest image of God today is a black inner-city grandmother in the United States or a mother of the disappeared in Argentina or … - Jim Wallis
At times I think the truest image of God today is a black inner-city grandmother in the United States or a mother of the disappeared in Argentina or …
Anyone can love peace, but Jesus didn't say, "Blessed are the peace-lovers." He says �peacemakers.� He is referring to a life vocation, not a hobby o… - Jim Wallis
Anyone can love peace, but Jesus didn't say, "Blessed are the peace-lovers." He says �peacemakers.� He is referring to a life vocation, not a hobby o…
Hope is believing in spite of the evidence, and then watching the evidence change. - Jim Wallis
Hope is believing in spite of the evidence, and then watching the evidence change.
The Christian doctrine is one that is both about individual spirituality and a parallel commitment to social justice. - Jim Wallis
The Christian doctrine is one that is both about individual spirituality and a parallel commitment to social justice.
Faith reminds us that change is always possible. - Jim Wallis
Faith reminds us that change is always possible.
Last year, Americans spent $450 billion on Christmas. Clean water for the whole world, including every poor person on the planet would cost about $20… - Jim Wallis
Last year, Americans spent $450 billion on Christmas. Clean water for the whole world, including every poor person on the planet would cost about $20…
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