babyhippoface

“People in America are not ignorant of Christianity. They’ve heard the message, seen our churches on every corner, they flick by our Christian TV shows, they see our fish symbols on the backs of our cars. They’ve seen so much of pop Christian culture that they have a programmed response to us: Ignore, ignore, ignore. What’s needed is a change of parameters—something that will alter their emotional response.”
― Jennifer Hatmaker, Interrupted: When Jesus Wrecks Your Comfortable Christianity

“Grace is the sweet moment you never expect but turns up to get you through a day, an appointment, a reality you never, ever dreamed for yourself.”
― Kara Tippetts, The Hardest Peace: Expecting Grace in the Midst of Life's Hard

“If people around me aren’t moved by my Christ or my church, then I must be doing a miserable job of representing them both.”
― Jennifer Hatmaker, Interrupted: When Jesus Wrecks Your Comfortable Christianity

“Trusting God when the miracle does not come, when the urgent prayer gets no answer, when there is only darkness—this is the kind of faith God values perhaps most of all. This is the kind of faith that can be developed and displayed only in the midst of difficult circumstances. This is the kind of faith that cannot be shaken because it is the result of having been shaken.”
― Nancy Guthrie