Glen's Quotes Db (3175 total)

Patience serves as a protection against wrongs
as clothes do against cold. For if you put on
more clothes as the cold increases, it will
have no power to hurt you. So in like manner
you must grow in patience when you meet with
great wrongs, and they will then be powerless
to vex your mind.

Passionate Spirituality: desire, discipline, doctrine, delight

I use a small personal size spiral note pad, not a clipboard. Clipboards are associated with political campaigns. I write the questions down so that if (when?) my mind goes blank, I don't end up asking an inappropriate question.

To start an interview I normally approach someone that’s walking (at first I didn't do this but I learned that it’s probably best). People are less defensive when I offer to walk along with them wherever they’re going. If they’re in a hurry or feeling pressured it’s easy for them to say so without feeling awkward or mean. I ask if they would mind giving their personal opinion on a few things and I tell them that 'm not going to comment on their answers. This is is really just an interview.

I usually begin by asking "Do you normally feel comfortable talking to people you don't know about spiritual or religious matters?" After that question I usually ask 2 or 3 more. Some of the questions I've asked are:

Do you think ghosts (or spirits) are real?
How do you feel when the subject of Jesus comes up in a conversation?
Do you think the church has a positive influence on society?
How do you feel when someone invites you to a religious event?
Have you ever had someone try to convert or “save” you?
Does Christianity have a positive influence on society?
Is there a religious or spiritual person that you admire?
Do you think there are messages for you in your dreams?
Do you think that Christians in general are a good representation of Jesus?

People often overestimate what will happen in the next two years, and underestimate what will happen in the next ten. – Bill Gates