“Do you have things in your past you're not proud of? Things that make you feel ashamed?' 'That's what makes Christ's death on the cross so personal.” SalvationRedemption Book:A Broken Kind of Beautiful Source: A Broken Kind of Beautiful
“You know the story of the prodigal son?” Pastor Voss asked. “It’s powerful, don’t you think? The father running out to the wayward-turned-repentant son, giving him the best clothes, preparing a giant feast. All to celebrate his return. I always wonder, when I read that story, how different it would have been if, instead of accepting his father’s gift, the son would have worn sackcloth and worked in his father’s pigsty…Loses some of its power that way, doesn’t it?” “You think that’s what I’m doing?” “God’s calling you to be His son, not His slave. He doesn’t want you to wear shackles, Davis. Not when He’s already cut you free.” Children Of God Book:A Broken Kind of Beautiful Source: A Broken Kind of Beautiful
“When you grew up in a small town... obscurity was a luxury that didn't exist.” Small Town Life Book:The Art of Losing Yourself Source: The Art of Losing Yourself
“After Sara's accident, so many well-intentioned people had offered her words of hope - that God would heal her, that she would see again - as if that was a given. It was the same hope people had offered Marilyn all those years ago. Story upon story of women who had struggled through infertility and ended up with a child on the other side. 'God is good. It'll happen,' they had told her. As if God's goodness depended upon whether or not He answered prayers the way people wanted Him to answer. The hard truth was the sometimes He didn't. He hadn't rescued Marilyn from her infertility, and He hadn't rescued Sara from her blindness. But that didn't negate His goodness. It just meant that He had different plans.” PrayerGods Goodness Book:A Broken Kind of Beautiful Source: A Broken Kind of Beautiful
“She doesn't sing in church anymore." "Maybe she realizes there's nothing to sing about." "Someday, Bethany, I hope you find out that you're wrong. There's so much to sing about.” Sing Book:Wildflowers from Winter Source: Wildflowers from Winter