1,131 Quotes by Criss Jami

Some things are so silly they have a certain brilliance to them. Other things, set as standards for brilliance and therefore exalted by many who don’t know why, become tarnished because of it.

We often use the Bible as a source for personal validation and defense, a sidekick and a shield, but these will prove ineffective without first the other part. We must also allow ourselves to be wounded by it. We tend to forget its authority – that it is a double-edged sword. Our decrepit, depraved hearts must be completely ripped out in order to welcome that of God.

A major gap between many of the denominations stems from how people define some of the most basic terms, such as ‘religion’ itself.

The surface of learning is hearing what your ears aren’t prepared to hear, and the core of learning is hearing what your ears don’t want to hear.

Truth is not fully explosive, but purely electric. You don’t blow the world up with the truth; you shock it into motion.

Genius, throughout history, has been found difficult to classify because it varies in amount: It’s rare to find a genius in the context of the noun, but most people, if not all, have a bit of genius in them in the context of the adjective.

“Find a purpose to serve, not a lifestyle to live.”

Cleverness isn't always true nor is the truth always clever

A piece of art receives its frame when found offensive.