I find that children have very little trouble understanding non-literal stories. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes child find literal
The way you become divine is to become wholly human. John Shelby Spong divinehumanwholly Change image and share on social
Jesus represents the possibilities of a new dimension of existence that transcends all the boundaries that restrict us from opening ourselves to God and allowing this source of love to flow through us. John Shelby Spong allowboundarydimension share on social
I live on the other side of Copernicus and Galileo; I can no longer conceive of God as sort of above the sky, looking down and keeping record books. John Shelby Spong bookconceivecopernicus Change image and share on social
Whenever you have dynamic interactions between 300 million people and the American economy acting in really complex ways, that introduces a degree of almost chaos theory to the system, in a literal sense. Nate Silver actamericanchaos share on social
As a young child my attention span was, as I remember it, rather short. Michael Morpurgo attentionchildremember Change image and share on social
It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up. Ginnifer Goodwin breakcouragefind Change image and share on social