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External signs of wealth and success are often cheap storefronts that hide internal mediocrity or even incompetence.

Gordon Atkinson, Gospel Living in a Superficial World, 05-30-06

No one forgives with more grace and love than a child.

Gordon Atkinson, Real Live Preacher weblog, 02-15-06

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I write because I'm afraid to say some things out loud.

Gordon Atkinson, Real Live Preacher weblog, 03-13-05

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Knowing that there is worse pain doesn't make present pain hurt any less.

Gordon Atkinson, Real Live Preacher weblog, 03-22-05

One of the joys we have in being human is in exercising our freedom to choose and to take each case as it comes to us. We are not robots who are forced into behaviors by their programming. We see things; we think about things; and we choose our course of action or beliefs appropriately. And as long as that remains true of us, we will live every day of our lives on one slippery slope or another. There is no reason to fear this.

Gordon Atkinson, Real Live Preacher weblog, 03-23-06

When someone is giving you their theology, their God words, you should listen hard and be very gentle. The time to deliver your God words is when you are asked.

Gordon Atkinson, Real Live Preacher weblog, 03-25-05

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Dignity comes not from control, but from understanding who you are and taking your rightful place in the world.

Gordon Atkinson, Real Live Preacher weblog, 05-01-05

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Your world is made of your memories, and your memories are given to you by your world. The whispering voice of happenstance is always in our ears. 'This is the world. This is the way things are. Look. Pay attention. Remember.'

Gordon Atkinson, Real Live Preacher weblog, 05-25-06

Doubting God's existence is okay and perfectly acceptable within Christianity as long as the person doubting remains obedient and committed to the Christian path.

Gordon Atkinson, Real Live Preacher weblog, 06-10-04

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When you really trust someone, you have to be okay with not understanding some things.

Gordon Atkinson, Real Live Preacher weblog, 07-08-04

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If you want to write you must have faith in yourself. Faith enough to believe that if a thing is true about you, it is likely true about many people. And if you can have faith in your integrity and your motives, then you can write about yourself without fear.

Gordon Atkinson, Real Live Preacher weblog, 07-25-06

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See things as they are and write about them. Don’t waste your creative energy trying to make things up. Even if you are writing fiction, write the things you see and know.

Gordon Atkinson, Real Live Preacher weblog, 07-25-06

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Some things you do because you want to. Some things you do because of the needs of others in your family.

Gordon Atkinson, Real Live Preacher weblog, 10-06-05

The human heart cannot love the whole world. And if you try to put the whole world into your heart, you will eventually lose touch with your own humanity.

Gordon Atkinson, Real Live Preacher, 05-01-07

One thing is clear to me. You can't know everything you'd like to know. You can't do everything you'd like to do. You can't read everything you'd like to read. You must hold onto some things and let go of others. Learning to make that choice is one of the big lessons of this life.

Gordon Atkinson, Real Live Preacher.com weblog, September 9, 2003

Good writing takes more than just time; it wants your best moments and the best of you.

Gordon Atkinson, RealLivePreacher.com weblog, 10-09-04

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It's not foresight or hindsight we need. We need sight, plain and simple. We need to see what is right in front of us.

Gordon Atkinson, RealLivePreacher.com Weblog, April 22, 2003

When life seems chaotic, you don't need people giving you easy answers or cheap promises. There might not be any answers to your problems. What you need is a safe place where you can bounce with people who have taken some bad hops of their own.

Gordon Atkinson, RealLivePreacher.com Weblog, August 12, 2003

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I’m telling you, things are getting out of hand. Or maybe I’m discovering that things were never in my hands.

Gordon Atkinson, RealLivePreacher.com Weblog, August 2, 2003

There isn’t much better in this life than finding a way to spend a few hours in conversation with people you respect and love. You have to carve this time out of your life because you aren’t really living without it.

Gordon Atkinson, RealLivePreacher.com Weblog, August 27, 2003

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