Whenever we show others the goodness of God, whenever we follow our Teacher by imitating His posture of humble and ready service, our actions are sacred and ministerial. To be called into the priesthood, as all of us are, is… — Rachel Held Evans Copy Share Image
“So what did God say to me in the silence that morning? I’m not sure, but I think God said something like, Don’t try… — Rachel Held Evans Copy Share Image
I'm a Christian because Christianity names and addresses sin. It acknowledges the reality that the evil we observe in the world is also present… — Rachel Held Evans Copy Share Image
“Some rabbis say that, at birth, we are each tied to God with a string, and that every time we sin, the string breaks.… — Rachel Held Evans Copy Share Image
One of the most destructive mistakes we Christians make is to prioritize shared beliefs over shared relationship, which is deeply ironic considering we worship… — Rachel Held Evans Copy Share Image
“My robust lexicon notwithstanding, I struggle to find the right words to describe just how much I despise, hate, abhor, revile, detest and categorically… — Rachel Held Evans Copy Share Image
This is what God's kingdom is like: a bunch of outcasts and oddballs gathered at a table, not because they are rich or worthy… — Rachel Held Evans Copy Share Image
“I don’t know for sure, but I think maybe God was trying to tell me that gentleness begins with strength, quietness with security. A… — Rachel Held Evans Copy Share Image
Whenever we show others the goodness of God, whenever we follow our Teacher by imitating His posture of humble and ready service, our actions… — Rachel Held Evans Copy Share Image
Faith isn't about having everything figured out ahead of time; faith is about following the quiet voice of God without having everything figured out… — Rachel Held Evans Copy Share Image
Christianity isn't meant to simply be believed; it's meant to be lived, shared, eaten, spoken, and enacted in the presence of other people. — Rachel Held Evans Copy Share Image
“In the years preceding the Civil War in America, Christian ministers wrote nearly half of all defenses of slavery.” — Rachel Held Evans Copy Share Image
“Cynicism may seem a mild transgression, but it is a patient predator that suffocates hope, slowly, over many years,” — Rachel Held Evans Copy Share Image
