26 quotes found
Author · American · 1974
American author (born 1974)
“Excess has impaired perspective in America.”
“There is something so marvelous about women comfortable in their own skin.”
“Constant prayer interrupts our ego trips and disrupts our toxic trajectories.”
“I marvel at how out of place simple, humble Jesus would be in today's American churches.”
“All due respect to the Resurrection, but two-becoming-one might be the greatest miracle ever.”
“Unattended hurt, anger, and bitterness can destroy even the best marriage. Lean honestly into every hard place, each tender spot, because truthfulness hurts for a minute but silence is the kill shot.”
“We can't deliver folks from their pits, but we can sure get in there with them until God does.”
“If anyone has made you feel invisible or less-than, write a new narrative on your heart.”
“It is not our responsibility to fix every mess. If someone steps onto the scary ledge of truth, it is enough to acknowledge her courage and make this promise: I am here with you as your friend...”
“After Jesus' fast, he began healing, rescuing, redeeming. The Spirit filled up the emptiness Jesus created, launching him into ministry. In some supernatural way the abstinence from food was the ca...”
“When Jesus said to 'love your neighbor as yourself,' I don't think He meant judgmentally; but that is exactly how we treat our own souls, so it bleeds out to others. Folks who thrive in God's grace...”
“While it is easy to become paralyzed by the world's suffering and the inequalities created by corruption and greed, we actually hold immense power for change, simply by virtue of our wealth and eco...”
“Anytime the rich and poor combine, we should listen to whoever has the least power. Rich people are conditioned to assess the world through our privileges. The powerful tend to discredit or ignore ...”
“Mostly good is enough. Mostly good produces healthy kids who know they are valued and either forget the other parts or turn them into funny stories.”
“I think they'd barely recognize us as brothers and sisters. If we told them, church is on Sundays, and we have an awesome band...if the found out 1/6th of the earth's population claimed to be Chris...”
“The church the Bible described is exciting and adventurous and wrought with sacrifice. It cost believers everything, and they still came.”
“A shared table is the supreme expression of hospitality in every culture on earth. When your worn-out kitchen table hosts good people and good conversation, when it provides a safe place to break b...”
“Boundaries come after grace, because compassion minds the fragile places but boundaries keep them from compromising the rest. Brokenness may have legitimate origins, but left unchecked, a wound bec...”
“A worthy life means showing up when showing up is the only thing to do. Goodness bears itself out in millions of ordinary ways across the globe, for the rich and poor, the famous and unknown, in en...”
“A fast is not necessarily something we offer God, but it assists us in offering ourselves”
