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“i am reminded of a song that would not make it on the radio in the timeframe of his current state of unrest. it was by a man named louis armstrong, who did not know the same respect and freedoms as his musical counterparts today. instead of writing about the familiarities that surrounded him, like oppression and racism, he sang a song called "(what) a wonderful world.”
― stephen christian, The Orphaned Anything's: Memoir of a Lesser Known

“If understood, believed, and lived out, God’s plan would naturally place Christians at the epicenter of their communities, like hope magnets, like soft places to fall, like living sanctuaries. We’d be coveted neighbors and trusted advocates, friends to all and enemies of none. Our reputation would precede us, and we would be such a joy to the world.”
― Jen Hatmaker, Of Mess and Moxie: Wrangling Delight Out of This Wild and Glorious Life

“but my favorite part of the used bookstore is the fact that the books are used. i love to read a book that someone else has previously owned and underlined all their favorite passages. if they have written in the columns the book is worth double its weight, its like not only do you read what the author is saying but what the other reader is feeling.”
― stephen christian, The Orphaned Anything's: Memoir of a Lesser Known

“If it would help you and if it were possible I would go down with you into Hell: but you cannot bring Hell into me.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce