When I'm asked to define God, I'm almost wordless. John Shelby Spong askdefinegod Change image and share on social
It appears to be in the nature of religion itself to be prejudiced against those who are different. John Shelby Spong appearnatureprejudice Change image and share on social
I can only give away the love that I have received. John Shelby Spong givelovereceive 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
The way that I see Christianity is that its role is to enhance the life of every person. John Shelby Spong christianityenhancelife Change image and share on social
I learned early in life that you get places by having the right enemies. John Shelby Spong earlyenemylearn Change image and share on social
If I were a child of Tibet or of Arabia, I suspect the path I'd walk would be the Buddhist path or the Muslim path. And I don't mind saying that I don't invalidate any of those paths. John Shelby Spong arabiabuddhistchild Change image and share on social
If you begin to give people hope that there is a brighter future, there is a new tomorrow, then the people who were yesterday's terrorists become tomorrow's elected officials and they're part of the system. John Shelby Spong beginbrightelect 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
