“While the opportunity to improve yourself and your situation is a great thing, our striving to build perfect lives seems to have morphed into perfectionism so focused on itself that we forget about others in the world. We work so… — Holly Sprink Copy Share Image
“As those of you with children know, rational parenting is like the Loch Ness Monster. We all hope it's out there somewhere, but we… — Holly Sprink Copy Share Image
“What if we saw differences in cultures, in moral choices, and in belief as reasons to engage people instead of excuses to disengage and… — Holly Sprink Copy Share Image
“We don't treat Jesus like a puppy, soaking in his excitement over our coming home and then leading him back to stay in the… — Holly Sprink Copy Share Image
“We can make our own plans and judge them by our narrow expectations, or we can experience life as the boundless reality of the… — Holly Sprink Copy Share Image
“Global citizenship means simply being willing to focus on the game, to notice the world and the people in it. It does not mean noticing your world, but the world. It means being conscious of the fact that you, and your country, are not the center of God's universe. It is the recognition that the world is made up of… — Holly Sprink Copy Share
“As Christians we must realize there are millions of people in the world (indeed, within the Christian faith) who do not live by our… — Holly Sprink Copy Share Image
“If we allow our American mindset of consumption to spill into our understanding of what a Christian is, we are in danger of living… — Holly Sprink Copy Share Image
“What is it about our expectations, plans, or ideas that hold such sway over us? It is as if we've written a script for… — Holly Sprink Copy Share Image
“Author Denise Roy talks about our attachment to our own will, calling it Plan A. “My trouble,” she says, “is that I think there is a track that things should stay on. I’m hooked to a belief that life should go a certain way. I develop an attachment to Plan A and set up my expectations accordingly. An important part… — Holly Sprink Copy Share
“Yes, our goal as Christians should be to do away with the things in our world that keep people from knowing the love and freedom of Christ. Equally, and maybe more so, our goal should be noticing and doing away with the things on our own lives that keep people from understanding Christ as well. After all, don't the systematic… — Holly Sprink Copy Share
“God simply told us to think of Jesus as Immanuel, which means 'God with us.' How amazing that one of the main ways God… — Holly Sprink Copy Share Image
“Each time you come in contact with someone this week , notice and engage that person in conversation. Realize that his or her job… — Holly Sprink Copy Share Image
