Mary De Jong:  

end to redefine their own ethical standards." Daniel Block, Commentary on Ezekiel "Once the Bible became a revered authority, it became possible to treat it as a thing . . . to use it to define or damn others, and to avoid dealing with God's word in a personal, relational, and obedient way." Eugene Peterson, Eat This Book "A miracle in healing is not the conjuring of some magic, nor a disruption in the created order, or something supernatural. Rather, healing exemplifies the redemptin of fallen creation, the restoration of the created order, the return to the usual, the normative, the natural." William Stringfellow, A Simplicity of Faith "Envy is the consuming desire that everyone else be as unsuccessful as you are." F. Beuchner "As a matter of fact, I could argue that none of us has a center of gravity. That we're tugged and pulled by competing forces every minute and we hold on as best we can." George, in "Abide With Me" "Housework will wait; life won't." "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, latte in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "Woo Hoo, what a ride.""".