Of the seven deadly sins, anger has long been the one with the best box of costumes. When the guy in the next car rages at you, he's dangerous. When you rage at him, you're just. We can usually recognize the results of anger, especially in others, as destructive and evil. Frederica Mathewes-Green angerboxcar share on social
People just don't realize how much peer pressure, the desire for peer acclamation, influences them. Frederica Mathewes-Green acclamationdesireinfluence Change image and share on social
What's wrong with us isn't a rap sheet of bad deeds, but a damaged heart, a soul-sickness, that plunges us into fearful self-protection, alienation from God and others. Frederica Mathewes-Green alienationbaddamage Change image and share on social
I was raised in a nominal Roman Catholic home, but without any really strong faith there. Frederica Mathewes-Green catholicfaithhome Change image and share on social
I think intellectualizing annoys me because it is the enemy of experience; you cannot experience the presence of God and analyze it at the same time. You can't analyze anything and experience it simultaneously. Frederica Mathewes-Green analyzeannoyenemy share on social
It is tragic that some Christians have been so battered with stories of a prideful, vindictive God that they have fled from Jesus' fold. Frederica Mathewes-Green batterchristianflee Change image and share on social
I know by experience that Jesus Christ is a very powerful spirit - I know by experience that he is probably the most powerful spirit in the universe. I know by experience he is not a mere human being. He is something beyond that. Frederica Mathewes-Green christexperiencehuman share on social
Somehow we just don't make the same boisterous fun of Holy Week that we do of Christmas. No one plans to have a holly, jolly Easter. Frederica Mathewes-Green boisterouschristmaseaster Change image and share on social
After I graduated from college, while traveling around Europe, hitchhiking, doing the tourist thing, I went into a church in Dublin. Frederica Mathewes-Green churchcollegedublin Change image and share on social
As a teenager and a student, I totally cast away the Christian faith. I just believed it was stupid, and only stupid people could believe it. I actually became an anti-Christian, and very antagonistic. Frederica Mathewes-Green antagonisticantibelieve share on social
