Criss Jami
Time and time again does the pride of man influence his very own fall. While denying it, one gradually starts to believe that he is the authority, or that he possesses great moral dominion over others, yet it is spiritually unwarranted. By that point he loses steam; in result, he falsely begins trying to prove that unwarranted dominion by seizing the role of a condemner.Collection: Believe
Oftentimes in a society when people of a certain type, whether individual or a group, are subconsciously portrayed by the media as abnormal, they also slowly, subconsciously become enemies of that society due to feelings of cultural guilt. Ultimately by this the inflated media is an enemy of its very own cause.Collection: Media
As a writer of philosophy, it's good to ask oneself, 'Will I still believe this a week from now, or months, or even years?'Collection: Philosophy
If I were to vote, I would intentionally vote for the goofiest candidate. It is my theory that when the people can outwit the leader, the more respected their voices will be.Collection: Voice
Feel what it's like to truly starve, and I guarantee that you'll forever think twice before wasting food.Collection: Blessed
Oftentimes winning can become an addiction, whether good or bad, to the point where you would rather lose it all before you lose at all.Collection: Winning
I am not here to merely argue about the perplexities regarding theism or philosophy, but to be a light to the world and to reach out to those who long to be a part of that light.Collection: Philosophy
Generally, there is a lot of truth value in stepping back, observing, then logically generalizing the extremes of what you see.Collection: Stepping Back
Good works is giving to the poor and the helpless, but divine works is showing them their worth to the One who matters.Collection: Unconditional Love
Find a purpose to serve, not a lifestyle to live.Collection: Motivational
I do not care about happiness simply because I believe that joy is something worth fighting for.Collection: Believe
Seeing the glass as half empty is more positive than seeing it as half full. Through such a lens the only choice is to pour more. That is righteous pessimismCollection: Inspirational
We men are fascinated by the things we don't really understand. It gives us something to think and talk about: like females, they drive us nuts.Collection: Men
Even if there are instances in which it can be mistook by onlookers, never fool yourself into using misunderstood genius as an excuse to be a fool.Collection: Misunderstood
Because there are hundreds of different ways to say one thing, I, being a writer, songwriter, and poet, speak childishly and incoherently. In speech there is so much to decide in so little time.Collection: Different
One does not have to be a philosopher to be a successful artist, but he does have to be an artist to be a successful philosopher. His nature is to view the world in an unpredictable albeit useful light.Collection: Successful
It turns out that the men who ultimately, who unpretentiously value peace are willing to sacrifice their own peace of mind in order to render it. The question is, 'Who, between opposing forces, would do such a thing?' It seems only theoretical albeit true that men who accept an objective rather than subjective moral standard are, in a general sense, more capable of making such sacrifices for the sake of peace.Collection: Sacrifice
Dreams and freedom are the same. In order for them to be, they come with a price.Collection: Dream
Simplicity is a bliss that makes one comprehend.Collection: Simplicity
Everyone pretends to be 'free thinkers', but few individuals pass the line into expressive territories that may be detrimental to their own social well-being.Collection: Lines
The 2 extremes, neither one worse than the other: the result of bad religion is self-loathing and violence; the result of bad spirituality is self-worship and narcissism.Collection: Self
What good is there in being blind, you ask? Well, maybe it's to see the beauty on the inside without being vainly distracted, or superficially blinded, by the ugly on the outside.Collection: Ugly
Ask anyone and they'll most likely say their family is crazy, and if they don't say their family is crazy, their friends are crazy. That's because everyone is crazy after taking the mask off. People are most themselves when not really trying to fit in, when either alone or around those already closest to them, and that is crazy.Collection: Crazy
In essence I find that the foundation of modern conservatism is driven by a clinging to God in fear of the world, whereas the foundation of modern liberalism is a clinging to the world in fear of God; albeit, the true foundation should be one's clinging to God in fear of God.Collection: Fear
Considering the notion that the spiritual battlefield is infinitely greater than the physical, perhaps God is more willing to bless with a sort of divine ecstasy those who see the devil as the enemy rather than those who see other people as the enemies.Collection: Spiritual
Faithfulness imparts God's reason for all circumstances. No matter what the world says, losing is no longer an option.Collection: World
When you're socially awkward, you're isolated more than usual, and when you're isolated more than usual, your creativity is less compromised by what has already been said and done. All your hope in life starts to depend on your craft, so you try to perfect it. One reason I stay isolated more than the average person is to keep my creativity as fierce as possible. Being the odd one out may have its temporary disadvantages, but more importantly, it has its permanent advantages.Collection: Writing
In the end, only God can see the heart of an individual and distinguish the difference between legalistic deadweight and the passion of holy solemnity.Collection: Passion
I would rather my descendants have greater abilities and a greater knowledge of the love of Christ than I do, much like standing on one's shoulders in order to get a clearer view of the valley.Collection: Views
The older you get, the more you understand how your conscience works. The biggest and only critic lives in your perception of people's perception of you rather than people's perception of you.Collection: People
In an extroverted society, the difference between an introvert and an extrovert is that an introvert is often unconsciously deemed guilty until proven innocent.Collection: Differences
It is not so much freedom of speech but the right to truth that great men protect.Collection: Men
It is never just disagreement but always intellectual dishonesty that is the apologist's worst enemy. And its apprentice is ignorance.Collection: Ignorance
An insincere critic of a sincere person never wins.Collection: Funny
It often seems as though the silent, humble servant is secretly wiser and more discerning than the haughty master; yet through dutiful (and sometimes insecure) surrender he continues to serve and carry out petty orders in loyal acquiesce.Collection: Humble
You have to lift a person up before you can really put them in their place.Collection: Persons
To better understand God we must first shatter our own idea of God - maybe even day after day. Maybe he's too great to stay compressed in the human mind. Maybe he splits it wide open; this is why pretentious intellectualism so often fails to comprehend the concept of God: it is only accepting of what it can explain while in the process finding higher sources offensive. What we may confidently assert is that faith is the opening that allows God, this unpredictable, unseen power, to travel in and out of the mind without all the pains of confusion.Collection: Pain
We have better relationships with those who truly seek us rather than those sitting on the couch watching us move mountains trying to prove ourselves.Collection: Moving
The only activity a cynic will find contagious is yawning, that is, with other people, at other people.Collection: Yawning
If what you create seems to turn out much stranger than who you are as a person, it's probably because your heart is talking.Collection: Heart
To ask, 'How do you do it?' is already starting off on the wrong foot. When reaching for the stars, there does not have to be a 'how' if there is a big enough 'why'.Collection: Inspirational
Confidence is like a dragon where, for every head cut off, two more heads grow back.Collection: Inspirational
Never hide things from hardcore thinkers. They get more aggravated, more provoked by confusion than the most painful truths.Collection: Honesty
Frequent risk-takers have had their fair shares of failures and successes, hence, being confident in reaching their goals, they will usually seem insensitive to whether or not they look foolish or cool to other people.Collection: People
Some people are ignorant of the world but educated in Scripture, and are therefore prone to missing the relevance of Scripture - these sometimes, later, amidst life's challenges and doubts, turn from the faith; other people are ignorant of Scripture but educated in the world, and are therefore prone to missing the truth of Scripture - they are often those who ridicule the faith. The apologist stands somewhere in the center. He articulates where some are prone to understanding the truth in beauty, others the beauty in truth - that of a spiritual Creator in relation to his scientific creation.Collection: Spiritual
A poet should be so crafty with words that he is envied even for his pains.Collection: Pain
All the good stuff has already been said by someone somewhere at some point in time. You just have to find it. Today, communication pretty much comes down to understanding - saying what you have to say clearly and effectively...and then living it.Collection: Communication
When emerging from humble beginnings, those around you tend to underestimate your authenticity because they knew you before you were 'somebody'.Collection: Humble
A good work ethic is not so much a concern for hard work but rather one for responsibility. There have been a great many men and women who have in fact used work or hustle or selfish ambition as an escape from real responsibility, an escape from purpose. In matters such as these, the hard worker is just as dysfunctional as the sloth.Collection: Selfish