Feasting Quotes by Jen Hatmaker

“...when the exhaustive exegesis of God's Word doesn't create people transformed into the image of Jesus, we have missed the forest for the trees.”

— Jen Hatmaker

We cannot carry the gospel to the poor and lowly while emulating the practices of the rich and powerful. We’ve been invited into a…

— Jen Hatmaker

“Desperately wanting God's kingdom to come, we lead with the law, like a sixteen-year-old girl who thought a Bible on a desk corner would…

— Jen Hatmaker

“Simply speaking truth out loud is healing in and of itself. When people courageously voice a true, hard thing, they’ve already stolen some of…

— Jen Hatmaker

“Jesus operates beyond the tidy boundaries of good behavior. Rather than simply enforce His rules, we should show our kids His kingdom. That’s where…

— Jen Hatmaker

“Flatten your feet, because nothing in your life is too dead for resurrection.”

— Jen Hatmaker

“Maybe it’s my tattoos talking, but this is my favorite missional mandate. Because the perception of Christians as self-righteous segregationists is so prevailing, it…

— Jen Hatmaker

“It is incredibly tempting to disparage people who didn’t “change” with us. I have criticized the words of others when the same words came…

— Jen Hatmaker

“We don't see the New Testament church hoarding the feast for themselves, gorging, getting fatter and fatter and asking for more; more bible studies,…

— Jen Hatmaker

“believe You’re my healer. I believe You are all I need. I believe You’re my portion. I believe You’re more than enough for me.…

— Jen Hatmaker

Faith does not always demand that God explains Himself.

— Jen Hatmaker

“Love refuses to deny or dismantle another’s perspective simply because I don’t share it.”

— Jen Hatmaker

“I've discovered reduced consumption doesn't equal reduced community or reduced contentment. There is something liberating about unplugging the machine to discover the heartbeat of…

— Jen Hatmaker

“Cooking dinner is a sacred gateway from work to rest, from seven separate lives to one shared table.”

— Jen Hatmaker

“The boys organized air-soft gun wars, so eight sweaty, stinky boys are running through my house wielding semiautomatic pellet guns dressed in sweatshirts though…

— Jen Hatmaker