I believe that is what the God experience does for us. It calls us beyond our limits into the fullness of life - into a capacity to love people we are not taught to love - and into an ability to be who we are. John Shelby Spong abilitycallcapacity share on social
Terrorism is a real despair. These are people for whom life has been so negative that they're willing to die if they can take down some of their enemies. John Shelby Spong despairdieenemy Change image and share on social
I believe that God is very real. I believe that I live my life every day inside the reality of this God. I call this God by different words. I describe God as the source of life and the source of love and the ground of being. John Shelby Spong calldaydescribe share on social
My basis of morality is this: does this action enhance life, or does it denigrate life? Does it build up or does it tear down? John Shelby Spong actionbasisbuild Change image and share on social
We've got to deal with the fact that the church has been violently prejudiced against gay people. We've murdered them; we've burned them at the stake; we've run them out of town for something over which they have no control. And that's immoral. John Shelby Spong burnchurchcontrol share on social
Many of the characters who appear in the pages of the Fourth Gospel are literary creations of its author and were never intended to be understood as real people, who actually lived in history. John Shelby Spong authorcharactercreation 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
I do not live in a world where people can walk on water, or still a storm, or take five loaves of bread and feed 5000 men plus women and children. If that is a requirement of my commitment to Jesus, I find it difficult to stretch my mind outside the capacities of my world view. John Shelby Spong breadcapacitychild 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
It's just not easy enough to say that I pray and God will accomplish. John Shelby Spong accomplisheasygod Change image and share on social
