I live on the other side of Copernicus and Galileo; I can no longer conceive of God as sort of above the sky, looking down and keeping record books.

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• John Shelby Spong:

  I live on the other side of Charles Darwin and I can no longer see human light as having been creat

• John Shelby Spong:

  I believe that God is very real.

• John Shelby Spong:

  The God of the Hebrews is a God that human language, we're not even supposed to speak the holy name

• John Shelby Spong:

  It's just not easy enough to say that I pray and God will accomplish.

• John Shelby Spong:

  I think one of the things we've got to look out for is human beings claiming that they know how God

• John Shelby Spong:

  Religion is a mixed blessing.

• John Shelby Spong:

  I experience God as the power of love.

• John Shelby Spong:

  The Christians tried to separate themselves from the Jewish crowd so they wouldn't be the recipient

• John Shelby Spong:

  The way that I see Christianity is that its role is to enhance the life of every person.

• John Shelby Spong:

  I can only give away the love that I have received.