Heidi R

“Women in Jesus' day were less than second-class citizens.”
― Madeleine L'Engle, Bright Evening Star: Mystery of the Incarnation

“Why must the woman apologize for not having a baby just because she happened to get pregnant? It's as if we think motherhood is the default setting for a woman's life from first period to menopause, and she needs a note from God not to say yes to every zygote that knocks on her door.”
― Katha Pollitt, Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights

“It seems those most likely to miss God’s work in the world are those most convinced they know exactly what to look for, the ones who expect God to play by the rules.”
― Rachel Held Evans, Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church

“Fiction, in a less direct way, will teach me, teach me things I would never learn had I not opened myself to them in story.”
― Madeline L'engle