“The inflections of community are important because they get at the very meanings of marriage. Marriage is a gift God gives the church. He does not simply give it to the married people of the church, but to the whole church, just as marriage is designed not only for the benefit of the married couple. It is designed to tell a story to the entire church, a story about God’s own love and fidelity to us” PeopleGivingDoeImportantWholeStoriesCommunityChurchCoupleBenefitsMarriedFidelityMarried Couples Author:Lauren F. Winner
“The only other person I have fallen in love with that way is Jesus, and I hope that goes more smoothly. I hope I remember, when I'm bored with Him, and antsy, and sick of brushing my teeth next to the same god every morning, I hope I remember not to leave Him. I am not so worried that He will leave me. The Bible, after all, is full of stories about God sticking with His Bride, no matter how stiff-necked and prideful and unfaithful she may be.” WayMayPersonsMatterStoriesRememberNextJesusMorningSickTeethWorriedBoredFallenEvery MorningRemember WhenLeaving MeBridesUnfaithfulBrushing Book:Girl Meets God: On the Path to a Spiritual Life Source: Girl Meets God: On the Path to a Spiritual Life
“I am not a saint. I am, however, beginning to learn that I am a small character in a story that is always fundamentally about God.” CharacterStoriesSaint Author:Lauren F. Winner
