Sheyenne

“We might have a zillion reasons to be jaded about our world, but that is not the kind of person I want to be. I want to be someone who clings to the grace and the gift and the good. Rather than spend my days scanning the digital horizon for a dopamine hit of false comfort, I want to keep my ear tuned to the groanings of my place. I want to stand ready, as Christ’s ambassador in my neighborhood, wearing grace, flesh, and skinny jeans. I want to belong, just as I am, and I want to get better at loving people for every good and puzzling thing they are.”
― Shannan Martin, The Ministry of Ordinary Places: Waking Up to God's Goodness Around You

“We cannot carry the gospel to the poor and lowly while emulating the practices of the rich and powerful.”
― Jen Hatmaker, 7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess

“Stewardship is like that. I won’t answer for the way another Christian mismanaged money. I won’t be charged with another person’s irresponsible consumption. Nor will I get credit for how another faith community shared or sacrificed luxuries for the marginalized. I’ll answer for my choices.”
― Jen Hatmaker, 7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess