Carole Jarvis

“On the cross, God subverted everything we intuitively understand about power … For many of us, coming to terms with the thought that great blessings come through great suffering is a tough pill to swallow.”
― Matt Johnson, Getting Jesus Wrong: Giving Up Spiritual Vitamins and Checklist Christianity

“Think often on God, by day, by night, in your business and even in your diversions. He is always near you and with you; leave him not alone.”
― Brother Lawrence

“Riches should be admitted into our houses, but not into our hearts; we may take them into our possession, but not into our affections.”
― Pierre Charron

“The measure of a man isn’t how popular he is with his friends, but how he treats those who have nothing to give him.”
― Jennifer Beckstrand, Return to Huckleberry Hill