Einstein & Jesus
Our Pastor of Discipleship, Heather Zempel, sent me a cool quote:
As a child I received instruction both in the Bible and in the Talmud. I am a Jew, but I am enthralled by the luminous figure of the Nazarene....No one can read the Gospels without feeling the actual presence of Jesus. His personality pulsates in every word. No myth is filled with such life. Jesus is too colossal for the pen of phrase-mongers, however artful. No man can dispose of Christianity with a bon mot.
By the way, I asked Heather what "bon mot" meant and she was clueless too :) Help? I'd love an explanation for those of us that are latin-challenged.
As a child I received instruction both in the Bible and in the Talmud. I am a Jew, but I am enthralled by the luminous figure of the Nazarene....No one can read the Gospels without feeling the actual presence of Jesus. His personality pulsates in every word. No myth is filled with such life. Jesus is too colossal for the pen of phrase-mongers, however artful. No man can dispose of Christianity with a bon mot.
By the way, I asked Heather what "bon mot" meant and she was clueless too :) Help? I'd love an explanation for those of us that are latin-challenged.
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bon mot - A clever saying; a witticism.
"Bon mot" is translated in the www.wordreference.com French-English Dictionary as a "one-liner."
In French, it literally means a "good word."
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