“Day by day we are given not what we want but what we need. Sometimes it is a feast and sometimes...swept crumbs, but by faith we believe it is enough.” WantNeedsBelieveSometimesEnoughGivenCrumbs Author:Barbara Brown Taylor
“With all the conceptual truths in the universe at His disposal [Jesus] did not give them something to think about together when He was gone. Instead, He gave them concrete things to do - specific ways of being together in their bodies - that would go on teaching them what they needed to know when He was no longer around to teach them Himself ... "Do this" He said - not believe this but do this - "in remembrance of me.” ThinkingKnowsWayGivingBelieveSaidBodyTogetherUniverseJesusTeachGoneTeachingGoes OnNeededThings To DoConcreteRemembranceBeing Together Author:Barbara Brown Taylor
“What I noticed at Grace-Calvary is the same thing I notice whenever people aim to solve their conflicts with one another by turning to the bible: defending the dried ink marks on the page becomes more vital than defending their neighbor. As a general rule, I would say that human beings never behave more badly toward one another than when they believe they are protecting God. In the words of Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mohandas, 'People of the Book risk putting the book above people.” PeopleBelieveHumansBookHuman BeingsGraceRiskConflictPagesMarkAimSolveNeighborBehaveInkCalvaryGrandson Author:Barbara Brown Taylor
“If churches saw their mission in the same way, there is no telling what might happen. What if people were invited to come tell what they already know of God instead of to learn what they are supposed to believe? What if they were blessed for what they are doing in the world instead of chastened for not doing more at church? What if church felt more like a way station than a destination? What if the church’s job were to move people out the door instead of trying to keep them in, by convincing them that God needed them more in the world than in the church?” PeopleIfsKnowsWorldWayTryingBelieveMightHappensJobsMovingFeltChurchSawsDoorsNeededBlessedMissionsWhat IfDestinationStationsInvitedConvincing Book:Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith Source: Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith
“As a general rule, I would say that human beings never behave more badly toward one another than when they believe they are protecting God.” BelieveHumansPoliticsHuman BeingsBehave Book:Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith Source: Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith
