“I'm progressive in some ways, old-fashioned in others. I like it when guys hold the door open and are sweet and thoughtful.” WayGuyDoorsSweetThoughtfulProgressiveOld Fashioned Author:Nina Dobrev
“The tendency in today's culture is to want to be a 'star', but I want to be a servant.” WantTodayCultureStarsTendenciesServant Author:Jon Foreman
“Your story matters, who you are matters, tonight matters, none of it is an accident. You were born for the blue skies.” MatterStoriesBornSkyBlueWho You AreAccidentsTonightBlue Sky Author:Jon Foreman
“The kingdom of heaven is comprised of the broken, the fatherless, the poor, the starving. Nothing that could create good ratings for NBC.” HeavenPoorBrokenKingdomsStarvingRatingKingdom Of HeavenNbcFatherless Author:Jon Foreman
“Sometimes it can be really hard in our fast paced society to slow ourselves down enough to begin to listen to God's voice. The dilemma exists in my position as well. To be a follower of Christ is to emulate Him. When He went off alone into the desert to pray, He was teaching a valuable lesson.” WellsSometimesHardEnoughVoiceChristTeachingPositionPrayingLessonsValuableDesertFollowersDilemmaFast PacedEmulateValuable Lessons Author:Jon Foreman
“What do we really want to say to the world? Three main themes. The inability to find completion in our modern society, the inability to find completion within ourselves, and the new way to be human in what Christ offers us - His love and His perfect plan of redemption for us.” WorldWayWantHumansThreeChristPerfectPlansModernOffersRedemptionThemeNew WaysHis LoveInabilityCompletionModern Society Author:Jon Foreman
“Your faith is what you do daily, you can't separate your heart from your body and keep them both alive, they're almost the same thing.” HeartBodyAliveYour Body Author:Jon Foreman
“I think that to believe is to acknowledge that it's a choice in that present tense and that doubt is always an option. You’re not dealing with a fact like one plus one equals two—I’m gonna choose to believe that. It’s kind of one of those things where you are choosing to believe that someone loves you. That is always going to be your choice. So for me, I think that’s what makes the faith that I have volatile and explosive and dangerous and troubling. That’s what most of my songs are about.” ThinkingBelieveKindTwoFactsSongChoicesDoubtLove YouDangerousAcknowledgePlusWhere You AreOne LoveTenseExplosivesPresent Tense Author:Jon Foreman
“Calling has this weight that somehow we think that your calling is fixed. That your calling is this line that you’ve finally found and now you're on that track and that’s what you’re gonna do forever and maybe that's the case. But I feel like calling has much more to to do with the moment that you’re in.” ThinkingFeelsMomentsFoundLinesCasesForeverCallingWeightTrackFixed Author:Jon Foreman
“I think despair and cynicism are two different things. On the flip side of hope is despair. Belief and doubt are the same thing, in that to believe something you have to actively doubt the opposite. And from my perspective, that's the deep end. You're dealing with the unknown; you're dealing with mystery.” ThinkingBelieveTwoDifferentEndsBeliefSidesDoubtMysteryPerspectiveDespairOppositesDifferent ThingsCynicismFlipTwo Different Things Author:Jon Foreman