Allen Arnold > Quotes

“Some stories offer a way to unplug from reality. Yet the better stories usher us into a deeper reality." - Allen Arnold”
― Allen Arnold, The Story of With: A Better Way to Live, Love, & Create

“Stress and striving always color your art in unintended ways.”
― Allen Arnold

“We face so many closed doors in our lives. We long for an open door. Any open door. Yet we will misinterpret so much if we assume every open door must be from God... The problem is we have an enemy who opens and closes doors too.”
― Allen Arnold, The Story of With: A Better Way to Live, Love, & Create

“What if we allow the unexpected and unwanted interruptions to remind us that we never were in control in the first place? What if the disruptions we try so hard to avoid are actually opportunities in disguise? After all, the best part of a movie occurs when the hero's back is against the wall and all hope seems lost.”
― Allen Arnold, The Story of With: A Better Way to Live, Love, & Create

“God doesn’t want us to simply accept the times or situations of this world. He gives us the authority to change things for the better…with him. That’s what happens in every story we love from Scripture. The Red Sea is an impenetrable wall of water that means the end of Moses and the Israelites…until the sea parts. Water is what it is…until Jesus turns it into wine. The sea is just something you sink in…until Peter walks on it. The crucifixion of Jesus is the end of him…until it isn’t. In other words, things never have to remain just what they are because God is continually creating, redeeming, and transforming. What appears inevitable…actually isn’t.”
― Allen Arnold, Risk the Real: How to Defy the Rise of the Artificial