Jordan Webb

“Present is living with your feet firmly grounded in reality, pale and uncertain as it may seem. Present is choosing to believe that your own life is worth investing deeply in, instead of waiting for some rare miracle or fairytale. Present means we understand that the here and now is sacred, sacramental, threaded through with divinity even in its plainness. Especially in its plainness.”
― Shauna Niequist, Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living

“I think a lot of the shame-based religious and political methodology has more to do with keeping people contained than with setting them free. And I’m no fan of it.”
― Donald Miller, Scary Close: Dropping the Act and Acquiring a Taste for True Intimacy

“Almost without exception the most beautiful, selfless people I’ve met are ones who’ve experienced personal tragedy.”
― Donald Miller, Scary Close: Dropping the Act and Acquiring a Taste for True Intimacy

“The harshest people I’ve met over the years have had two things in common: they don’t fully trust anybody, and they view relationships as a means to an end.”
― Donald Miller, Scary Close: Dropping the Act and Acquiring a Taste for True Intimacy