Sharon Riley

“You and I can choose to continue with business as usual in the Christian life and in the church as a whole, enjoying success based on the standards defined by the culture around us. Or we can take an honest look at the Jesus of the Bible and dare to ask what the consequences might be if we really believed him and really obeyed him.”
― David Platt, Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream

“In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it.”
― Barack Obama

“I have a couple of long, funky necklaces I enjoy, some chunky rings, a few big bracelets to cover my wrist tattoo when I'm speaking at First (fill-in-the-denomination) Church, USA.”
― Jen Hatmaker, 7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess

“God does not change, but He uses change—to change us. He sends us on journeys that bring us to the end of ourselves. We often feel out of control, yet if we embrace His leading, we may find ourselves on the ride of our lives.”
― Jen Hatmaker, Interrupted: An Adventure in Relearning the Essentials of Faith