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After decimating several vegetables, I decide juicing is my favorite form of food preparation. There’s something perversely appealing about subjecting an innocent plant to that much violence.

A. J. Jacobs

When I went to Israel, it was a little disorienting, because there are so many people who look crazy and were dressed like me. There, I was just one of the apocalyptic crowd.
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I thought religion would eventually wither away and we’d all be worshiping at the altar of science.
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Its sort of my job to feel good.
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Very few people changed the world by sitting on their couch.
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Behavior shapes emotions.
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I’m addicted to self-improvement. The thing is, there’s so damn much about myself to improve.
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I’ve never before been so aware of the thousands of little good things, the thousands of things that go right every day.
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One of the interesting things to me is that God grows throughout the Old Testament. He evolves, sort of matures, and becomes kinder.
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It comes back to the old question: How can the Bible be so wise in some places and so barbaric in others? And why should we put any faith in a book that includes such brutality?
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Jealousy is a useless, time-wasting emotion that’s eating me alive.
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Since I was relatively new to the Bible, I was surprised by the Old Testament God. He’s wrathful, but at other times, He’s incredibly compassionate. He’s not a one-dimensional figure at all.
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My immune system has always been overly welcoming of germs. It’s far too polite, the biological equivalent of a southern hostess inviting y’all nice microbes to stay awhile and have some artichoke dip.
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Sometimes miracles occur only when you jump in.
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When I was with the serpent-handlers in Tennessee, it was the most bizarre method of worship I could think of. Yet when you sit with these people, you can kind of see how it makes sense.
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I love to live things, so I wanted to immerse myself and get into the mindset – and sandals – of my forefathers.
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I have little shame, no dignity – all in the name of a better cause.
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After decimating several vegetables, I decide juicing is my favorite form of food preparation. There’s something perversely appealing about subjecting an innocent plant to that much violence.

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