Mara Smith

“Does the gospel we preach produce disciples or does it produce consumers of religious goods and services?”
― Bill Hull, The Complete Book of Discipleship: On Being and Making Followers of Christ

“An organism that is too greedy and takes too much without giving anything in return destroys what it needs for life.”
― Peter Wohlleben, The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World

“In the creation story, God entered chaos and made order and beauty. In making my bed I reflected that creative act in the tiniest, most ordinary way. In my small chaos, I made small order.”
― Tish Harrison Warren, Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life

“Hope is the pillar that holds up the world.”
― Anthony Doerr, Cloud Cuckoo Land