The way you become divine is to become wholly human. John Shelby Spong divinehumanwholly Change image and share on social
Inequality for gay and lesbian people is no longer a debatable issue in either church or state. John Shelby Spong churchdebatablegay Change image and share on social
I think that anything that begins to give people a sense of their own worth and dignity is God. John Shelby Spong begindignitygive Change image and share on social
Almost any poll of regular churchgoers will reveal that their favorite book in the New Testament is the Gospel of John. It is the book that is most often used at Christian funerals. John Shelby Spong bookchristianchurchgoer Change image and share on social
I cannot possibly conceive of my planet Earth as the centre of a three-tiered universe. I know rather that the sun, around which my planet Earth revolves, is a middle sized star in a galaxy called the Milky Way that has over a hundred billion other suns or stars within it. John Shelby Spong billioncallcentre share on social
I experience God as the power of love. John Shelby Spong experiencegodlove Change image and share on social
I was baptized as an infant. I was confirmed as an adolescent; I was active in my church's youth group and in my university student group. I was married before the church's altar; trained at the church's seminaries, ordained deacon and priest at age 24. John Shelby Spong activeadolescentage share on social
