So They Say

So They Say
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A good quotation states an insight so shrewdly that not only do you get it, but you can't seem to forget it. It loves to make you slow down and savor truth. These neat little extended metaphors deserve to be heard, examined, and challenged. Quotations present truth in capsule form. Many reflect the wisdom of earlier times; others bring insights that are fresh and contemporary. Some support the status quo; others challenge it. So They Say is a collection of more than seventy quotes, along with author Robert Mounce's reflections on how they relate to the real world. This interaction turns out to be a battle of worldviews, for as Mounce explains, he could never embrace philosophical materialism because his experience of reality demands something outside of «stuff»–he wants to know where the DNA of the very first living cell came from, and he dissects each quotation accordingly. By approaching each quotation from this supernaturalist point of view, Mounce's So They Say invites you to read, reflect, and enjoy the journey.

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Robert H. Mounce. So They Say

SO THEY SAY

Preface

How do you prove what doesn’t exist?

Simplicity, the ultimate sophistication

Why higher education got lower

Can you doubt faith but not doubt doubt?

Why big is not better

Don’t waste the irreplaceable

Is it summer or winter inside?

Does the Spirit still inspire?

Is faith irrational?

Can “force” reveal itself?

Are there mountains too high to climb?

Progress versus expansion

Where do you want to go?

The art of kissing

The sine qua non of friendship

Careful with words!

How to prevent the inevitable

To fix or not to fix?

The indirect path to contentment

The highest form of ignorance

How do you feel?

Keep it simple!

Good old days

Treasure that lasts

How to handle perplexity

Is your goal achievable?

Do I have a right to what is yours?

Do habits help?

Why are you happy?

Why call a judge “The Honorable So and So?”

How pygmies become giants

Avoiding the unavoidable

The magic of music

Why we are like we are

The playful nature of humor

Are you the person I’m talking to?

Why are you less important than me?

The corrupting influence of power

Is God a comedian?

“It’s not that simple”

Humor, the best medicine

The can can’t be kicked without a kicker

Leaders make it happen

A problem only congress can’t see

It’s too early to get old

Jesus, deluded or divine?

Leaving logic, where do we go?

Losing what you don’t have

Will human nature ever change?

Why less is more

We need to be logical about logic

Remove morality and freedom disappears

Morality and freedom, inseparable twins

Riding bareback through life

Every law is a moral statement

Science and poetry, friends after all

Life’s most practical GPS

Is our bright future behind us?

Who is responsible for you?

When greed is good

The ultimate source of happiness

QBs gone west

The timeless nature of a good quote

Time, the irreplaceable commodity

Truth, the first casualty in war

The Value of Work

Are we a dying society?

Leadership, always leaning left

Why I believe in God

Seeing what isn’t there . . . yet

Is there someone “outside the barrel?”

It’s called “semantic range”

Why we are like we are

Be wise about what you know

Power, the political aphrodisiac

Friendship, the result of sharing

Index of subjects

People quoted

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“Bob Mounce has provided a winsome and provocative collection of short essays (blogs really) that will trigger you to re-think and think about some of the famous quotes and ‘taken for granted’ assumptions of society. He pokes many holes in accepted thinking and offers the readers new perspectives in ways that may open us to new ideas that will bless.”

—Jim Singleton

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Longing for love, to be forgiven again.

Then, down came the Son from heaven above,

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