"Now we know the reality of so many others in the world where violence pierces the lives of the innocent."
Olav Fykse Tveit
Norwegian Lutheran and general secretary of the World Council of Churches, following the domestic terror attacks in and around Oslo that left 76 people dead (RNS)
"Technology can maximize our special combination of gifts, but there are so many technological choices that I could spend all my time just trying out technologies. So I minimize my technological choices in order to maximize my output. … I seek to find those technologies that assist me in my mission to express love and reflect God in the world, and then disregard the rest."
Kevin Kelly
Wired magazine founder (Christianity Today)
"Few things in life add up to much that is of lasting significance if we can't figure out the relationships that surround those experiences and achievements. Who cares what we store up, possess or think that we can control? I can't think of a joy in life worth cherishing that doesn't have a relational element to it somewhere."
Peter W. Marty
Senior pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Davenport, Iowa, and author of The Anatomy of Grace (The Christian Century)
"We just feel like it's a blessing that God showed it to us and opened our eyes. And we just feel like we should share the blessing God gave to us to everybody else."
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Gentry Lee Sutherland
Walmart shopper from Anderson County, S.C., who saw an image of Jesus on her receipt (WYFF-TV/RNS)
"The nation's honor is dearer than the nation's comfort; yes, than the nation's life itself."
Woodrow Wilson
28th president of the United States
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