When Jesus calls his disciples ‘brothers’ and ‘friends’, he is contradicting general Jewish usage and breaking through into a new concept of brotherhood which is not tribal, but open to any person. – David Kirk
The Way is not a religion: Christianity is the end of religion. ‘Religion’ means here the division between sacred and secular concerns, other-worldliness, man’s reaching toward God in a way which projects his own thoughts. – David Kirk
You can’t just carry everyone else’s hopes and fears around in your backpack and expect to stand up straight. – David Kirk
The entrance into Jerusalem has all the elements of the theatre of the absurd: the poor king; truth comes riding on a donkey; symbolic actions – even parading without a permit! – David Kirk
