“Hope is not a substitute for pain. Hope is in spite of pain.” PainSpiteSubstitutes Author:Jon Foreman
“I feel like that's something the church has done really badly is actually confessing. We are sinners. We are broken, shattered people that do things selfishly, out of arrogance, pride, lust, greed. And all have fallen short. That doesn't mean some we're definitely a part of that inclusive all.” PeopleFeelsMeanDoneChurchBrokenPrideGreedLustFallenArroganceSinnerShatteredConfessing Author:Jon Foreman
“The beauty of what I read in the gospel is the intimacy of what we're called to, that there's no middle man.” MenMiddleIntimacy Author:Jon Foreman
“If we truly believe in an all-powerful God, then there's going to be beauty and truth to be found in all sorts of different places.” IfsBelieveDifferentFoundPowerfulDifferent PlacePowerful God Author:Jon Foreman
“I think that's a challenge as believers - how do you demonstrate the gospel? How do you do that? I mean it's easy to talk about it and say 'Oh this is what we are supposed to be doing' and this is the relevance. But how do you do that with your hands instead of your mouth? How do you do it every day, instead of just onstage, how is it enacted? And I feel like that is one of the ways that we can show what we believe, by how we treat people around the world.” PeopleThinkingWorldWayFeelsBelieveMeanShowsHandsEasyChallengesMouthsTreatsBelieverAround The WorldSupposed To BeRelevance Author:Jon Foreman
“I think sometimes we can use spirituality as a vehicle to go closer to the things that frighten us and sometimes we can use it as a shield. I'm guilty of it too. I think spiritual words can do one or the other. Because when I hear people say, in a religion setting, 'Glory,' 'Praise the Lord,' 'Hallelujah,' but it doesn't mean anything, those are actually words that distance us from God, ironically enough.” PeopleThinkingMeanSometimesEnoughUseSpiritualSpiritualityCan DoLordGloryPraiseDistanceSettingSettingsGuiltyVehicleShieldsHallelujahPraise The Lord Author:Jon Foreman
“My faith, I mean, that's such a personal aspect that a lot of times, of course it's going to come out through the song. But at the same time, I'm not a religious salesman. I feel like God doesn't really need a salesman, and what these songs are are simply my interactions with this life and learning. I guess the bottom line is the songs are really honest, you know what I mean. That faith is going to come through. If the listener is looking for it, that's definitely a part of it.” IfsKnowsNeedsFeelsMeanSongCoursesReligiousLinesHonestAspectBottomThis LifeInteractionListenersBottom LineSalesman Author:Jon Foreman
“If you can have a couple of tight friends that you can tell things to, that you can say, 'Hey, this is what I'm struggling with,' and then pray and talk about it, then that's an incredible thing.” IfsStrugglePrayingCoupleIncrediblesHey Author:Jon Foreman
“Jesus Christ's mercy and power indwells us and gives us the strength to make a positive difference.” GivingJesusChristDifferencesJesus ChristMercy Author:Jon Foreman