Darren Moore

“The long dawn of Advent will soon begin, and now we are all learning to wait. Christmas is coming and the baby Jesus will be born, but for now we must sit in the darkness.”
― Kate Bowler, Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved

“I read an article about how people in grief swear because they feel the English language has reached its limit in a time of inarticulate sorrow. Or at least that is what I tell people when I am casually dropping f-bombs over lunch as I explain the mysteries of Lent.”
― Kate Bowler, Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved

“The hardest lessons come from the solutions people, who are already a little disappointed that I am not saving myself. There is always a nutritional supplement, Bible verse or mental process I have not adequately tried. “Keep smiling! Your attitude determines your destiny!” said a stranger named Jane in an email, having heard my news somewhere, and I was immediately worn out by the tyranny of prescriptive joy.”
― Kate Bowler, Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved

“It is an easy lie that has wormed it's way into my mind: I am the center that must hold.”
― Kate Bowler, Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved