Jordan Carlson

“When we seek the kingdom, I believe we’re seeking a proper order and placement of things. I believe we’re seeking a table and we’re doing work that gives life. I believe we walk in glory, and it becomes our joy to turn our hearts in the direction of the King, who works not from the castle and not beside but from within. The King is our friend. The King no longer calls us servants.4 We aren’t working in the field away from him. We work in communion. We share in the suffering of his labor, yes, but we share in his joy too.”
― Amber C. Haines, Wild in the Hollow: On Chasing Desire and Finding the Broken Way Home

“Living without expectations is hard but, when you can do it, good. Living without hope is harder, and that is bad. You have got to have hope, and you mustn’t shirk it. Love, after all, 'hopeth all things.' But maybe you must learn, and it is hard learning, not to hope out loud, especially for other people. You must not let your hope turn into expectation.”
― Wendell Berry, Hannah Coulter

“The word school is derived from the Greek word schole, meaning “leisure.” Yet our modern school system, born in the Industrial Revolution, has removed the leisure—and much of the pleasure—out of learning.”
― Greg McKeown, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

“Do not waste time bothering whether you “love” your neighbor; act as if you did.”
― Timothy Keller, The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God