{"author":"John Kasich","author_id":"John+Kasich","total_quotes":11,"quotes":[{"text":"In addition to an open heart and open mind, I also brought (to the small group Bible study) an open mouth.","author":"John Kasich","tags":["community","listening","self-centeredness"],"id":10787,"author_id":"John+Kasich"},{"text":"So much of what we read and write these days is disposable.","author":"John Kasich","tags":["communication","legacy","vocabulary"],"id":72281,"author_id":"John+Kasich"},{"text":"He (the Bible study leader) is blessed with a light touch and a firm hand.","author":"John Kasich","tags":["discipleship","influence","leadership"],"id":97350,"author_id":"John+Kasich"},{"text":"If we intend to provide a better life, and a better world, for future generations, we can't ignore the quality of the environment we leave them.","author":"John Kasich","tags":["life","quality","world "],"id":153321,"author_id":"John+Kasich"},{"text":"We put up a kind of spiritual firewall and make a conscious effort to shut out the headlines, because our (Bible) discussions are meant to be timeless.","author":"John Kasich","tags":["church-and-state","discipleship","perspective","politics"],"id":154703,"author_id":"John+Kasich"},{"text":"Affirmative action has a negative effect on our society when it means counting us like so many beans and dividing us into separate piles.","author":"John Kasich","tags":["action","negative","like "],"id":158911,"author_id":"John+Kasich"},{"text":"The (Bible) story is much more powerful as Truth than as metaphor.","author":"John Kasich","tags":["apologetics","bible","evangelism","scripture"],"id":188593,"author_id":"John+Kasich"},{"text":"Faith enables you to hold on loosely without letting go.","author":"John Kasich","tags":["anxiety","discipleship"],"id":267669,"author_id":"John+Kasich"},{"text":"Their lot in life, their station, became a part of their personalities and helped to for my worldview.","author":"John Kasich","tags":["acculturation","assumptions","culture","parenting","perspective"],"id":348591,"author_id":"John+Kasich"},{"text":"The author describes a previous Bible study with a lot of turnover as 'not so much together as in each other's midst.","author":"John Kasich","tags":["accountability","discipleship","fellowship","unity"],"id":393555,"author_id":"John+Kasich"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":11,"pages":2,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}