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
The audience that I try to reach are members of what I call the church alumni association. Now they are people who have not found in institutional religion a God big enough to be God for their world. John Shelby Spong alumnusassociationaudience Change image and share on social
Apologetic explanations do not develop unless there is a reality that has to be explained and defended. Jesus was undeniably a figure of history. John Shelby Spong apologeticdefenddevelop Change image and share on social
The church is not going to survive if they are going to tell people that they have to twist their minds into 1st century pretzels. John Shelby Spong 1stcenturychurch Change image and share on social
God is a presence that I can never define but I could never deny. John Shelby Spong definedenygod Change image and share on social
In the first gospel, Mark, the risen Christ appears physically to no one, but by the time we come to the last gospel, John, Thomas is invited to feel the nail prints in Christ's hands and feet and the spear wound in his side. John Shelby Spong appearchristfeel share on social
A lot of people hear me attacking their certainty. I don't have any interest in doing that. I'm interested in penetrating the meaning of certainty. John Shelby Spong attackcertaintyhear Change image and share on social
Oh the Christian church has encouraged enormous immaturity among the peoples who are its primary adherence. John Shelby Spong adherencechristianchurch Change image and share on social
