Reviving Old Scratch: Demons and the Devil for Doubters and the Disenchanted
Richard Beck
Top 10 Best Quotes
“we know that America is a culture driven by fear. And when you explore the roots of that fear you find that they are rooted in concerns about scarcity. Fears that undermine our collective ability to create a fair and hospitable social contract. Fearing that jobs and opportunities are scarce we fret about immigration, fearing that the immigrant will take a job or opportunity away from us. Fearing that money is scarce we fret about wasteful government spending, especially spending upon those we consider to be undeserving. And fearing that safety is scarce we demand that walls be built along our borders and that our military police the entire world for threats. Just turn on cable TV and you’ll see the whole dynamic play out on a nightly basis. Fears rooted in a culture of scarcity undermine our ability to love each other.”
“these are the sorts of experiences in life that make us feel most vulnerable: Standing over my children while they are sleeping. Acknowledging how much I love my husband/ wife. Knowing how good I’ve got it. Loving my job. Spending time with my parents. Getting engaged. Going into remission. Having a baby. Being happy. Falling in love.[ 2] Joy and a fear of loss go hand in hand.”
“The trouble with the Devil is that we see him in the faces of those we hate, justifying our violence toward them.”
“The kingdom of God is the hard, intimate, and sweaty work of simply getting along with people.”
“It’s the same problem we struggle with when it comes to marginalizing our privilege, power, or position as we focus on the voices and concerns of those who have been marginalized and oppressed. Even our social justice efforts become contaminated by our desire to be the center of attention as we fail to place weaker and less powerful voices at the center of our concerns.”
“Whenever you hear someone say that they love God more than human beings watch out, because that person is about to hurt somebody.”
“The goal of resistance wasn’t simply to topple Hitler. Resistance had to be a way of life, the only way to live as an agent of grace and love in a dark and evil world.”
“The War of the Lamb—the sacrificial love of Jesus—might not come with a physical cost but it often comes with a social cost. A loss of reputation or social advancement. As Paul noted in 1 Corinthians 1:18, the cross is foolishness to the world. The War of the Lamb is loving in ways that look silly, stupid, and absurd to those observing the decisions we make.”
“Satan names that which is working against God and God’s kingdom in the world.”
“Power Breeds Satans As Bob Sutton points out, assholes are created because we are all so easily corrupted by hierarchy and asymmetries in power. Even the smallest power differentials can transform us into assholes.”
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