COMMONPLACE BOOK

A Commonplace Book is a collection of quotes, aphorisms, and thoughts of all kinds that shape or form the compiler. I preach and teach so a notebook like this one, digital though it may be, is of real value to me. It’s organized to suit me so some categories may seem ill-suited to other’s sensibilities.

What follows may or may not be interesting to you. One might be shocked by some of the authors included below so don’t assume that the inclusion of a quote is an unquestioned endorsement of the person.

“it is better to be wrong than to be vague.” - Freeman Dyson, in The Sun, The Genome and the Internet

“When we confess our virtues to one another we become competitors; when we confess our sins with one another we become brothers.” - Karl Barth

“Our chance to be healed comes when the waters of our life are disturbed.” - Elizabeth O’Conner from the Church of the Savior in Washington, D.C.

“You can’t lead the people if you don’t love the people. You can’t save the people if you don’t serve the people.” - Cornell West; from a Starbucks cup